Math Clubs on Campus
What does AWM stand for?
Association for Women in Mathematics
What does this symbol mean: ∀
for all or for any
What is the derivative of e5x
5ex
What is the longest side of a right-angled triangle?
Hypotenuse
What is the name of the most commonly used symbols for numbers?
Arabic Numerals
What does SIAM stand for?
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Which symbol is therefore in math: ∴ or ∵
∴
What is the equation to find the volume of a cylinder?
V=πr2h
What is the only number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself?
Four
An astronomer of what ancient culture is claimed to be the father of trigonometry?
Greek/Greece
What does PME stand for?
Pi Mu Epsilon
What does this symbol mean: ⨂
Kronecker: product of two matrices
Solve this math riddle: Two years ago, I was three times as old as my brother was. In three years, I will be twice as old as by brother. How old are each of us now?
The older brother is 17 and the younger brother is 7.
What is the Roman numeral for zero?
There is none!
Though it can be debated who made it first, name one of the two fathers of calculus.
Issac Newton, or Gottfried Leibniz
What is the Clarkson chapter of PME? (Hint: it is a Greek letter)
Omicron
Show your work!
Find the limit as x approaches 2 of (x-2)/(x2-4)
1/4
What is the largest real number found in the dictionary?
Googolplexian (it has 10^100 zeros!!)
What French Mathematician created a type of series, transforms, and a low of conduction?
Joseph Fourier
What Professor in the math department is the Advisor for PME, SIAM, and AWM?
Professor Yao
Name the following Greek letter: ξ
xi
Dale finished 2/3 of a book and he calculated that he finished 90 more pages than he has yet to read. How long is Dale's book?
270 pages long
What temperature in degrees is the same as the temperature in celsius?
-40oF = -40oC
What woman was the first recorded female mathematician?
Hypatia (a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher)