Mathematics History Quiz

Who is known as the 'Father of Geometry'?

• Archimedes

• Thales of Miletus

• Euclid

• Pythagoras

What significant mathematical concept did Al-Khwarizmi introduce?

• Trigonometry

• Calculus

• Algebra

• Geometry

In what year did Euclid publish Elements?

• 300 BCE

• 100 CE

• 400 BCE

• 200 CE

Who formulated the Pythagorean Theorem?

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Leonardo Fibonacci

• Isaac Newton

What is the primary focus of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus?

• Set Theory

• Algebra

• Calculus

• Geometry and Arithmetic

Who introduced the Fibonacci sequence to Europe?

• René Descartes

• Leonardo Fibonacci

• Omar Khayyam

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

What year did Isaac Newton publish Principia Mathematica?

• 1750 CE

• 1700 CE

• 1665 CE

• 1687 CE

Which mathematician is known for developing the method of least squares?

• Georg Cantor

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

• Leonhard Euler

• Alan Turing

What did Brahmagupta introduce in his work?

• Set theory

• Calculus

• Rules for zero

• Fibonacci sequence

Who co-discovered calculus independently of Newton?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Blaise Pascal

• Omar Khayyam

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz