MATHEMATICAL THEOREMS
HISTORY OF MATH
ALGEBRA
RIDDLES
CALCULUS
100
The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
What is the pythagorean theorem?
100
He is often referred to as the "father of geometry"
Who is Euclid?
100
Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?
1/2
100
It calculates the area under a curve.
What is the integral?
200
Every integer greater than 1 either is prime itself or is the product of prime numbers.
What is The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic?
200
He was the first to measure the circumference of the earth
Who is Eratosthenes?
200
There is a chain nailed to the wall. The chain is 10 feet long and the center of the chain dips down 5 feet from where each side of the chain is nailed to the wall. How far are the 2 ends of chain from each other?
0
200
Its derivative is itself
What is the exponential function e^x?
300
No three positive integers a, b, and c satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two.
What is Fermat's Last Theorem?
300
He was a Swiss mathematician who introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function.
Who is Euler?
300
There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
9
300
Sign Leibniz used from the latin word "summa"
What is the integral symbol?
400
If p is a prime number, then for any integer a, the number (ap − a) is an integer multiple of p.
What is Fermat's Little Theorem?
400
The field associated with studying all vector spaces.
What is linear algebra?
400
These 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together.
What are the numbers 1, 2, and 3?
400
It has infinite surface area but finite volume
What is Gabriel's horn?
500
It states that every positive integer can be written as the sum of at most four squares.
What is (Lagrange's) Four-Square Theorem?
500
The number you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad
What is 0?
500
This finds the volume under a region in R2
What is a double integral?
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