Mathematics Quiz

Which branch of mathematical science deals with numbers and their operations?

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Calculus

• Accounting

Who is considered the father of modern accounting?

• Archimedes

• The innovative Italians of the Renaissance

• Diophantus of Alexandria

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Who invented the abacus?

• Ancient Chinese

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Archimedes

• Diophantus of Alexandria

Which mathematician is known for discovering the relationship between the surface and volume of a sphere?

• Diophantus of Alexandria

• William Playfair

• Archimedes

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Who invented differential and integral calculus?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Archimedes

• Diophantus of Alexandria

• William Playfair

Who is generally viewed as the inventor of most graphical forms used to display data?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Archimedes

• Diophantus of Alexandria

• William Playfair

Who first used the "=" sign?

• Varamihara

• Robert Record

• Joseph Huddart

• Aryabhata

Who invented the protractor?

• Aryabhata

• Varamihara

• Joseph Huddart

• Robert Record

Who invented the slide rulers?

• Varamihara

• Joseph Huddart

• Robert Record

• William Oughtred

Who invented the number zero?

• William Oughtred

• Joseph Huddart

• Robert Record

• Aryabhata