History of Mathematics Quiz 1

Was a Greek mathematician and is often called the father of geometry. He book The Elements first introduced Euclidean geometry, defines its five axioms, and contains many important proofs in geometry and number theory – including that there are infinitely many prime numbers.

• Arhimede (c. 287 - 212 î.Hr.)

• Euclid of Alexandria (around 300 BCE)

• Aristotle (c. 384 – 322 BCE)

• Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – 495 BCE)

He discovered many concepts of calculus and worked in geometry, analysis and mechanics.

While taking a bath, discovered a way to determine the volume of irregular objects using the amount of water they displaced when submerged. He was so excited by this discovery that he ran out on the street, still undressed, yelling “Eureka!” (Greek for “I have found it!”).

• Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 – 195 BCE)

• Fibonacci (1175 – 1250)

• Archimedes (c. 287 – 212 BCE)

• Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642)

Was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for proving Pythagoras’ Theorem, but made many other mathematical and scientific discoveries.

• Thales of Miletus (c. 624 – 546 BCE)

• Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 – 195 BCE)

• Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – 495 BCE)

• Heron of Alexandria (c. 10 – 70 CE)

Who is the author of 'Elements' which is often referred as the greatest work of Greek Mathematics?

• Euler

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

• Pascal

Who is the father of mathematics?

• Archimedes

• Rene Descartes

• Albert Einstein

• Pythagoras

Father of Geometry.

• Pythagoras

• Archimedes

• Euclid

• Rene Descartes

Father of Algebra.

• Blaise Pascal

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Pythagoras

• Euclid

Followers of Pythagoras were stunned by the idea of incommensurability. Incommensurability means

• the ratio of two non-zero real numbers, a and b, is not rational.

• there are infinitely many real numbers.

• rational numbers are defined as a over b, where a and b are integers.

• none of the above.

This theorem states that "if a triangle is drawn within a circle with the long side as a diameter of the circle, then the opposite angle will always be a right angle."

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Thales Theorem

• Isosceles-Right Triangle Theorem

• Similarity Theorem

Where were some of the earliest signs of the beginning of mathematics seen?

• America

• Europe

• Egypt

• China