Math People
BORN IN INDIA IN 1905, THIS SCHOOL TEACHER CYCLED AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME "THINKING OF THEOREMS". A CONSTANT IS NAMED AFTER HIM.
Who is D. R. KAPREKAR?
THIS BRANCH OF MATHEMATICS IS NAMED AFTER THE ARABIC WORD AL-JABR, WHICH MEANS "THE REUNION OF BROKEN PARTS"
What is ALGEBRA?
USED BY PIRATES TO MARK WHERE THEY HID THEIR BOOTY
What is X?
A, C, E, G...
What is 'I'?
FOUR MORE THAN NEGATIVE SIX
What is NEGATIVE TWO?
STUDIED IN EGYPT, WAS A PRISONER OF WAR, STARTED A CULT, AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED DUE TO HIS REFUSAL TO CROSS A FIELD OF BEANS. HAS A THEOREM ON TRIANGLES.
Who is PYTHAGORAS?
THE PART OF AN ALGEBRAIC EQUATION THAT "VARIES". OFTEN REPRESENTED AS A LETTER OR A SYMBOL.
What is a VARIABLE?
A DELICIOUS DESSERT SERVED WITH FLAVORS SUCH AS PUMPKIN, BLUEBERRY, APPLE, AND PECAN
What is PI (π)?
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY...
What is SUNDAY?
HALFWAY BETWEEN TEN AND TWENTY
What is FIFTEEN?
ITALIAN POLYMATH, MOST RECOGNIZED FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF INERTIA, SPEED OF LIGHT AND THAT THE EARTH ROTATES AROUND THE SUN
Who is GALILEO GALILEI?
WHATEVER YOU DO TO ONE SIDE OF AN EQUATION YOU DO TO THIS. ALSO A FAMOUS RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SONG
What is the OTHERSIDE?
A TWISTED SNAKE CURLED UP, EATING ITS OWN TAIL
What is the INFINITY SYMBOL (∞)?
RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN...
What is BLUE?
THREE TIMES NEGATIVE FOUR
What is NEGATIVE TWELVE?
THIS GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN IMAGINED THE PREMISE OF A HOTEL WHICH ILLUSTRATES A COUNTERINTUITIVE PROPERTY OF INFINITE SETS
Who is DAVID HILBERT?
ALGEBRA HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR COMPUTERS AND THIS FORM OF INTELLIGENCE TO CONTROL VEHICLES WITHOUT THE NEED OF DRIVERS
What is A.I (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)?
RIGHT BEFORE A LIST OF ITEMS ARE GIVEN. ALSO A SLANG TERM FOR THE LARGE INTESTINE
What is COLON (:)?
PENNY, NICKEL, DIME...
What is a QUARTER?
TRIPLE PLAY
ODD NUMBERS BETWEEN NEGATIVE 4 AND POSITIVE TWO
What is NEGATIVE 3, NEGATIVE 1, AND POSITIVE 1?
THE WORD AL-JABR FIRST APPEARED IN A BOOK WRITTEN IN 820 C.E. BY THIS "FATHER OF ALGEBRA" WHO WAS BORN IN BAGHDAD
Who is MUHAMMAD AL-KHWARIZMI?
THIS DEVICE IS OFTEN USED TO REPRESENT THE BALANCING OF TWO EQUATIONS. ALSO USED BY ANUBIS TO COMPARE THE WEIGHT OF A HEART TO A FEATHER.
What is a SCALE?
A CORRECTION MARK TO SHOW A LETTER NEEDS CAPITALIZATION, OR TO OVERLY EMPHASIZE A WORD OR PORTION OF A TEXT
What is an EQUAL SIGN (=)?
ONE, FOUR, NINE, SIXTEEN...
What is TWENTY-FIVE?
FOUR MORE THAN TWICE NEGATIVE SIX
What is NEGATIVE EIGHT?