Math History
Some of the earliest mathematical tablets ever discovered depict these types of mathematical "tables."
multiplication tables
Who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?
Pythagoras
What are the first 6 digits of pi?
3.14159
What is the third side of a right triangles with sides of length 10 and 24.
What did the Cult of Pythagoras worship?
numbers
What mathematician had poofy hair and discovered infinitesimal calculus?
Isaac Newton
What is the only even prime number?
2
Given the equation: (x^2 - 5x + 6), for what values of x will the equation equal 0?
2 & 3
This Asian country is credited for first denoting the number zero as a circular symbol.
India
Who made the Archimedean screw pumping device and anticipated integral calculus?
Archimedes
What number is also called Euler's number?
e
What is the slope of a straight line with points (2,5) and (6,8)
3/4
The oldest mathematical artifact ever found (the Ishango Bone) is approximately _____ years old and was used for counting. (Hint: 20,000 or 5,000 or 100,000 or 50,000)
20,000
Who was the father of Geometry?
Euclid
What are the first 6 (distinct) Fibonacci numbers?
0,1,2,3,5,8
Solve: (9 * 8 + 4 - 2 / 2)
75
Hypatia of ___ was the first woman to make a recorded contribution to mathematics. (Hint: she died in 415 AD)
Alexandria
What mathematician fought with Newton over who discovered calculus first?
Gottfried Leibniz
What are the first three digits of e?
2.17
What positive value of x will result in this equation equaling 0? (9x^2 + 54x - 144)
2