Mathematics History
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not an ancient Greek mathematician?
Eratosthenes
Tyche
Archimedes
Euclid
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mathematician is known for developing a pattern of numbers in the shape of a triangle?
Fermat
Gauss
Pythagoras
Pascal
Tags
CCSS.HSA.APR.C.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select the true statement about infinity
The number of even numbers is less than the number of whole numbers
There are an infinite number of infinities
Infinity is a number
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rene Descartes is often thought of as a philosopher, but he also made many important contributions to mathematics, including developing which of the following?
The (x,y) coordinate grid
Perfect numbers
Trigonometry
Hyperbolic geometry
Tags
CCSS.HSA-SSE.B.3B
CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After whom is this mathematical concept named?
Bernoulli
Gauss
Diophantus
Pythagoras
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Convert the year MDCCLXXVI (in Roman numerals) to Hindu-Arabic numerals
Tags
CCSS.4.NBT.A.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these pictures is an image of Isaac Newton?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
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