Famous Formulas
name of...
a2 + b2 = c2
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
Ancient Greek Mathmatician know as the "Father of Geometry"?
Who is Euclid?
3(x-4)=2x +5
You must get in under a minute for points!
x = 17
President of Providence Mu Alpha Theta?
Who is Grace Liu?
1997 film Matt Damon plays a MIT janitor who is a natural math genius
What is Good Will Hunting?
What is 4/3 pi r3?
The first computer programmer known for their work on Charles Babbage Analytical Engine?
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Find the mean of 3, 7, 10, 2, 7
What is 5.8?
He won Teacher of the Year this week.
Who is Mr. Fernandez?
2014 film, Benedict Cumberbatch plays famous mathematician Alan Turing. Film shows how his team cracked the German Enigma Cold Case during WWII
What is The Imitation Game?
Formula for Compound Interest
A = P (1 + r/n) nt
Polish mathematician who is known for developing the heliocentric theory, stating the Earth orbits the Sun.
Who is Copernicus?
d/dx ( 5x6 -4x3 + x) (30 seconds!)
30x5-12x2 +1
The number of APs we offer?
What is 30?
Answer in the math competition scene in the movie "Mean Girls"
The Limit Does Not Exist!
Name and Use of
? = square root of: s(s−a)(s−b)(s−c)
What is Heron's formula? used to find the area of any triangle when the side lengths are known?
Self taught Indian mathematician who contributed significantly to number theory and game theory
Who is Srinivasa Ramanujam? (Last name needed only!)
A box contains 5 red, 4 blue and 3 green marbles. If you pick two marbles without replacement, what is the probability that both are red? (2.5 minutes!) (fine you can use your calculator ig)
What is 10/33?
5/12 x 4/11
The year of establishment of the school?
What is 1989?
In the famous Netflix show Stranger Things, the young characters frequently refer to this branch of mathematics as it relates to an alternate dimensions, which they call the upside down.
What is Quantum Mechanics?
The famous equation that links the five fundamental constants
eipi + 1 =0 (any form is acceptable)
full name of the Other Father of Calculus
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
A farmer is planning to build a rectangular fenced area for her animals. She has 240 feet of fencing and wants to maximize the enclosed area.
(ok four minutes)
Optimal enclosure is 60 ft x 60 ft square
How long has Dr.Harril been principal?
16 years
In 2016 film Hidden Figures, three African American women mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson-- contributed to the launch of this NASA space mission.
What is the Mercury-Atlas 6 Mission?