What Archimedes showed the world is
round, curved, spherical, etc.
Can I make a tessellation out of all triangles?
Yes
Reason there are 360 degrees in a circle?
Ancient Babylonian Base 60 system
Name a primitive type of math, or give example
I have 35 Drachma (money). Do I need to work more today, or can I afford six 6-Drachma Falafels at the local market for my birthday party
I need to work more :(
Name one ancient Greek mathematician and one type of math they did
Pythagoras - geometry; Euclid - proofs; Archimedes - geometry; Thales - proof; Hippasus - irrationals; Or others!
e to the i times pi, minus 1 = ?
(That is, e^i𝜋 - 1 = ?0
0
Bonus (100 points): What man is this equation named after?
Reason there are 365 days in a year
Ancient Egyptians
Give 1 reason why number systems > tally marks
Easier to write big numbers. Less mistakes. Easier to see patterns.
I am the king. I need 3600 drams (money) to pay my soldiers. How much should I tax each of my 600 citizens?
6 drams
Bonus: 10 of my poor subjects can only afford 3 drams. What can I do?
Type of math Newton and Leibniz created. (Name or description)
Calculus. Finding areas of curvy shapes. Finding speeds of things.
2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 20
110 (22*5)
Bonus 100 points: name the mathematician whose technique can be used
Type of object that was world's first calculator, found in Africa
Bone
Bonus (100 points): Name of the bone
Name two important discoveries from the Greeks
Geometry, Proofs, Irrationals, Earth is curved, infinite primes / primes, Zeno's paradox, Pi estimate, Triangle, Areas, Parallel lines, and others
My quiz scores on first 4 quizzes were 16/20, 14/20, 18/20, 12/20. If I study 2 hours, I'll probably get a 15/20. If I study 4 hours, I'll probably get a 19/20. I need a 70% to pass. What should I do, and why?
Study 2 hours. You will get 70% anyways
If you said "study 4 hours because you like the information," then you get 400 points.
Pascal's shape, made out of numbers
Triangle
1
11
121
1331
14641
1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, ?
24
Bonus (200 pts): write this number in Binary
I will choose most realistic one based on what I have studied about primitive humans
Type of math from ancient Arabic book Al - Jabr
Algebra
Alan Turing's use of binary numbers, codebreaking, and computing was used to ?
Help crack German codes in WWII, break enigma codes, stop U boats, help the British in the war, etc.
Poor man from India who was a math genius
Srinivasa Ramanujan
1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + ...
1
Chat me as many names of ancient civilizations that you can think of (ancient = name originated before 0 BC)
Babylon / Sumer / Mesopotamia; Egypt; Greece; Qin Dynasty; Rome; Maya; Inca; Aztec; and more!
Math involving connected "vertices" and "edges." Name of inventor, or problem that started this field is acceptable too.
Graph Theory, Euler, Bridges of Konigsberg
Name something where math would be LEAST useful
I will judge.
Bonus (200 points) Name an area in your life where you use math