Which mathematician made contributions to fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics?
mathematics

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Mathematics
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Marilyn Brunk
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
George Salmon
George Stokes
Sarah Flannery
Wiliam Hamilton
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What area of study did George Stokes primarily focus on in his scientific work, according to Marie Alfred Cornu's remarks?
Electricity
Fluid Dynamics
Waves and their transformations
Thermodynamics
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following contributions by Stokes advanced the science of fluid dynamics?
The study of electric currents in conductors
The analysis of wind's effect on sound intensity and gas properties affecting sound
The discovery of the periodic table
The development of quantum mechanics principles
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What scientific principle did Stokes develop to calculate the terminal velocity of a sphere falling in a viscous medium?
Bernoulli's Principle
Stokes' Law
Archimedes' Principle
Pascal's Law
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the falling sphere viscometer, what property of the fluid is calculated using the known terminal velocity, sphere size, sphere density, and fluid density?
Density
Pressure
Viscosity
Surface Tension
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mathematical subject did Salmon’s 1859 book, Lessons Introductory to the Modern Higher Algebra, focus on?
n-dimensional algebra
Two-dimensional calculus
Elementary geometry
Differential equations
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For what achievement was Salmon awarded the Royal Society’s Royal Medal in 1868?
His contributions to fluid dynamics
His work in analytical geometry and the theory of surfaces
His textbook on conic sections
His foundational research in quantum mechanics
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