Sets and Sequences
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, .....
What are the even numbers?
This polygon has eight sides
What is an octagon?
The square root of 256
What is 16?
The "inventor" of calculus, also has a unit of force named for him
Who was Isaac Newton?
The UW mascot
What is a husky?
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31.....
What are the prime numbers?
This polygon is the shape of every stop sign.
What is an octagon?
What is LXV?
This mathematician has the irrational number e named after him.
Who was Euler?
Where is UW2 - 221
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, ...
What are perfect squares/square numbers?
This polygon is seen often in beehives.
What is a hexagon?
2.34 * 4.6
10.764
The first woman to win the Fields Medal
Who is Maryam Mirzakhani?
A math professor here who plays guitar
Who are Dr. Mann or Dr. Paparella?
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...
What is the Fibonacci Sequence?
This polygon has interior angles that add up to 180 degrees.
What is a triangle?
There are two pine trees. The tall one is 16 feet and the short one is 7 feet shorter than the tall one. Dave has a ladder that is 14 feet tall. Compared to the shorter pine tree, his ladder is this much taller.
What is 5 feet?
This Iraqi mathematician wrote a book on algebra, and his name is the root of the word "algorithm"
Who was Al-Khwarizmi?
The current host of Jeopardy who went to UW Seattle
Who is Ken Jennings?
1, 3, 9, 27, 81, x, 729, 2187, ...
What is 243?
This polygon has 12 sides.
What is a dodecagon?
Hadley buys 7 boxes of markers with 8 in each box. Delaney buys 6 boxes of markers with 12 markers in each box. This is the total number of markers Hadley and Delaney bought.
What is 128 markers?
This mathematician died in a duel at 20 years old
Who was Galois?
One of our club advisors, this professor is from Canada
Who is Dr. Humphries