MathWorks Trivia
This MathWorks product, is used for modeling, simulating, and analyzing dynamic systems
What is Simulink?
This command computes the Fast Fourier Transform of a vector
What is "fft"?
apple, cherry, pumpkin
What is pie?
This woman was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Heap, Dijkstra, Insertion, Merge
What is Dijkstra?
(It is a shortest path algorithm; the others are sorting algorithms)
The MathWorks Logo is based on this shape
What is the L shaped membrane?
This operator will solve the systems of equations
What is "Backslash" or "\"?
white, man, globe
What is snow?
This scientist was the first to propose the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Turing, Gödel, Cantor, Maxwell
What is Maxwell?
(He was a physicist; the others are known for foundational work in mathematics and logic.)
This school was MathWorks’ first customer
What is MIT?
This command clears the Command Window, giving you a blank screen but leaving the variables and figures untouched.
What is "clc"?
dating, copy, footprint
What is carbon?
This company launched the world's first commercial microprocessor, the 4004, in 1971.
What is Intel?
Andesite, Obsidian, Basalt, Marble
What is Marble?
(It is a metamorphic rock, the other are igneous rocks.)
This state is where MathWorks was founded
What is California?
In MATLAB, this symbol is used after a matrix or vector to compute its complex conjugate transpose.
What is the single quote (') ?
acid, eye, unit
What is test?
This explorer led the first expedition confirmed to have circumnavigated the globe, although he died before completing the journey.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Helium, Neon, Oxygen, Radon
What is Oxygen?
(It is not a noble gas, the other are)
This annual conference hosted by MathWorks brings together MATLAB and Simulink users for workshops, presentations, and networking.
What is MATLAB EXPO?
The name of the command that would be used to generate a vector of 100 linearly spaced point between 0 and 1
What is "linspace"?
shift, light, cap
What is night?
This country was the first to use paper money.
What is China?
Hannibal, Alaric, Attila, Xerxes
Who is Xerxes?
(King of Persia who invaded Greece in the early 5th century BC)