Math History
Name that Theorem
Solve the equation
Word Problems
Math at SCSU
100
The Pythagoras theorem was discovered/named after this mathematician
Who is Pythagoras?
100
A theorem attributed to Pythagoras that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
a2+b2=c2
What is Pythagorean Theorem?
100
Factor:
16x2-49
What is (4x+7)(4x-7)?
100
An alloy weighs 45 oz. If 15% of the alloy is gold, how much does the gold weigh?
What is 6.75 oz.?
100
The chairperson and the assistant chairperson for the mathematics department
Dr. Clark and Dr. Brin
200
Mathematician that invented cartesian coordinates
Who is Rene Descartes?
200
An equation containing a single variable of degree 2. Its general form is ax2+ bx + c = 0, where x is the variable and a, b, and c are constants (a ≠ 0).
What is Quadratic Equation?
200
d/dx squareroot(13x2-5x+8)
What is (26x-5)/ (2*(sqrt(13x2-5x+8)))?
200
A salesman sold twice as much pears in the afternoon than in the morning. If he sold 360 kilograms of pears that day, how many kilograms did he sell in the morning and how many in the afternoon?
x + 2x = 3x
3x = 360
x=120
What is 120?
200
An exam which students prepare for with the help of Dr. Gingrich's seminars.
What is the Putnam exam?
300
Name the civilization that invented zero
Who are the Mayans?
300
If f is a continuous function whose domain contains the interval [ a, b ], then it takes on any given value between f (a) and f (b) at some point within the interval.
What is the intermediate value theorem?
300
[(2, 16, 13, 3), (11, X, 8, 10), (7, 9, 12, 6), (14, 4, 1, 15)]
solve for X such that the matrix is a magic square
What is X=5?
300
In a 3 player game of poker you are dealt a pair of kings out of 5 cards. What is the chance the card on the top of the deck is a King?
What is 2/37?
300
The course name for MAT450
What is Real Analysis?
400
A famous mathematician known for shouting "Eureka"
Who is Archimedes?
400
What is Taylor Series Polynomial Equation?
400
Let f_n = f_{n-1} + f_{n-2}. If f_0 = 1 and f_1=2, what is f_4?
What is f_4 = 8?
400
In a bucket you have 4 red marbles, 2 green marbles, 1 yellow marble, and 5 pink marbles. How many unique color pairings of marbles can you make?
What is 9?
400
The highest score a student at SCSU has gotten on the Putnam exam
What is 22?
500
Which civilization's mathematician were in base 60?
Who are the Babylonians?
500
The relationship between a line integral around a simple closed curve C and a double integral over the plane region D bounded by C.
HINT (*starts with a color*)
What is Green's Theorem?
500
If f_n = f_{n-1} + f_{n-2}, what is the limit of f_n/f_{n-1} as n approaches infinity?
What is the golden ratio?
500
In a pond, the population of fish doubles every month. If there were 25 fish in the pond originally, how many fish are there after a year and a half?
What is 25*218 ?
500
How many math faculty are listed on Southern's Math Department page?
What is 52?