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100

This “human computer” was renowned for her ability to calculate space trajectories, sending Alan Shepard and Apollo 11 into space.

= Katherine Johnson

100

i

= √-1

100

What are the three biggest freshman dorms?

=Hinton James, Craige, Ehringhaus

100

a) Trigonometry 

b) Trigonomotry

c) Trigenometry

= a

100

2+2

= 4

200

This mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher lived in Alexandria. She ultimately was murdered by a zealous mob.

= Hypatia


200

 Π (to 3 decimal points)

= 3.141

200

What subject did the first professor to work at UNC teach?

=Mathematics

200

a) Pythagorus 

b) Pythagoras

c) Pythagorous

= b

200

63/4

= 15.75

300

This mathematician, rumored to be a lesbian, corresponded with Gauss during her adulthood. She is known for her work in number theory, and got a specific type of prime named after her.

= Sophie Germain

300

√2  (to 3 decimal points)

= 1.414

300

Who is the current chair of the math department?

=Jason Metcalf

300

a) Gaussian

b) Gausian 

c) Gauscian 

= a

300

0 = x2+ x - 12

= (x+4)(x-3)

400

This mathematician is said to be the first female mathematics professor at a university. The graph of the derivative of the tangent function gives an example of a curve named after her.

= Maria Gaetana Agnesi

400

e (to 3 decimal points)

= 2.718

400

What is the oldest building on campus?

=Old East

400

a) Caushy 

b) Caughy

c) Cauchy

= c

400

 ∫(1/(9+x2))dx

= (⅓)arctan(x/3) + C

500

This mathematician was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics. After, she contributed greatly to public schools in Washington D.C.

= Euphemia Lofton Haynes

500

euler-mascheroni (to 3 decimal places)

= 0.577

500

What President of the United States attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

=James K. Polk

500

a) L’Opital

b) L’Hospital

c) L’Hopital

d) L’Hospitals

e) L’Hopitals

f) L’Hopitals

g) L’Obitall

NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!!!

correct answer: L'Hôpital 

c is close enough though :D

500

limx->0   [ln(1-x)-sinx]/[1-cos^2(x)]

= the limit does not exist...THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!!!!!

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