MATH 101 History of Mathematics

Who is believed to be the first mathematician?

• Archimedes

• Thales of Miletus

• Leonrdo DaVinci

• David Copperfield

Who is in the picture?

• Vander Hoecke

• Johannes Widmann

• John Napier

• Rene Descartes

In 300 B.C.E, who gained the title "Father of Geometry"?

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Who published the first paper calculus in 1684 C.E.?

• John Venn

• Carl Friedrich Gauss

• Gottfried Leibniz

• Benoit Mandelbrot

What are the first 10 digit of Pi?

• 3.141592653

• 3.276351926

• 3.141596283

• 3.142573494

Rene Descartes was a notable mathematicians in what century?

• 18th Century

• 14th Century

• 17th Century

• 19th Century

Who developed the theory of probability?

• Napier&Descartes

• Archimedes&Euclid

• Pascal&Fermat

• Leibniz&Euler

Which famous celebrity has a degree in math?

• Jay-Z

• Michael Jordan

• Kylie Jenner

• Justin Timberlake

Who is the greatest mathematician in the ancient world?

• Euler

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Pascal

in ancient mathematics, Sumerians developed the earliest known writing system, what is this writing system?

• Sexagesimal

• Hieroglyphic

• Venn Diagram

• Pictographic