Mathematicians
Pi
Geo/Trigonometry
Math Terminology
Fun with Numbers
100
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz independently developed this branch of mathematics.
What is calculus.
100
Pi is an example of this type of number.
Irrational
100
This line, drawn from an external point to the circumference of a circle, meets the radius at 90 degrees.
What is a tangent
100
This word means "for every one hundred" in Latin.
What is percent.
100
11 is the smallest of this type of number.
What is a palindrome
200
Pierre de Fermat developed Fermat's Last Theorem in 1637. It was proven by Andrew Wiles, approximately this many years later.
What is 356.
200
Archimedes provided an approximation of pi. He was from this Mediterranean country.
What is Greece
200
An icosahedron has this many sides.
What is 20.
200
The empty set can also be described by this word.
What is null.
200
This 'metallic' number is often used by architects and artists in their designs.
What is the golden ratio
300
This author of Alice in Wonderland was also a mathematician.
Who is Lewis Carroll
300
The letter 'pi' is the 16th letter of this alphabet.
What is Greek
300
A single triangle can never have these two classifications.
What is right and equilateral.
300
The word algebra was derived from the word "Al-Jabr" which comes from this language.
What is Arabic.
300
This is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5...
What is 8
400
Hypatia was an ancient mathematician, unique for this reason.
What is she was a woman.
400
This very old book contains two references to pi, but gives it an inaccurate value of 3.
What is the Bible
400
This shape can always be classified as a rhombus but not every rhombus can be classified as this shape.
What is a square.
400
A "torus" is the mathematical name for this delicious 3D shape.
What is a donut.
400
A "googol" is the name of the number beginning with 1 followed by this many zeros.
What is 100.
500
This mathematician is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry".
Who is Euclid.
500
The first 144 digits of pi add up to this "evil" number.
What is 666.
500
This shape has as many sides as the number of math teachers at WIS.
What is a hexagon
500
The x and y axes make up this type of plane.
What is Cartesian.
500
This is the smallest square number that is also a cube number.
What is 64.
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