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100

Rachel and Katrina's favorite mathematicians

Who are Cedric Villani and Oliver Heaviside?

100

The number 1 is considered to be this type of number (prime or composite)

What is neither?

100
Definition of a derivative of f(x)

lim f(x+h)-f(x) / h

(h-> infinity)

100

Name the three types of triangles and what they imply about the sides

What is scalene (no equal length sides), isosceles (two sides equal length), and equilateral (all sides equal length)?

100

This city has the largest concentration of mathematicians in the world

What is Paris?

200

Leonardo da Vinci used this unique pattern of numbers to help create the Mona Lisa

What is Fibonacci sequence or golden ratio?

200

Mr. Smith is 81 years older than his grandson, Victor. In 3 years, Mr. Smith will be four times as old as Victor. How old is Victor now?

What is 24 years old?

200

Calculate the integral of the following function: 

(Go to picture)

What is 0?

200

Equation for volume of a sphere

What is 4/3 * pi * r3 ?

200

Most mathematicians believe that math is a science...many also believe that math is a/an _____ because of its beauty

What is art?

300

When Newton was done working in mathematics, he went on to do this job

What is warden/master of the royal mint?

300
A pencil with a pentagonal cross section has the maker's logo imprinted on one of its faces. If the pencil is rolled on the table, what is the probability that it lands with the logo facing up and parallel with the ceiling?

What is 0%?

300
Derivative of arccos(x)

-1 / sqrt(1-x2)

300
What is the equation for the area of a trapezoid?

What is 1/2 * (b1 + b2) * h ?

300

What is epi * i ?

What is -1?

400

This relatively modern mathematician proved Fermat's last theorem over 350 years after it was created

Who is Andrew Wiles?

400
Solve:

(2x4 + 5x3 + 7x2 + 16x + 15) / (2x + 3)

What is: x3 + x2 + 2x + 5?

400

Find the integral of the following: 

( x3 + 7 ) / x

What is 

1/3 x3 + 7 ln (|x|) + C ?

400

What is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter?

What is pi?

400

What is 111,111,1112?

What is 12,345,678,987,654,321?

500

Name any mathematics Fields medal winner and for what they won the award

(Multiple Answers)

500

Find the missing numbers in the following sequence: 

7, 20, 47, ___, 167, ___, 415

(Bonus 100 points if you can identify the pattern)

What is 94, 272?

(Pattern: n3 + (n+1)(n+2) )

500

These two 17th century mathematicians had a rivalry, and they created controversy when both claimed to invent calculus

Who are Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz?

500

What is arguably the strongest shape found in nature, both 2D and 3D?

What is triangle and tetrahedron?

500

The number 100 does not actually mean 100. It is derived from the Old Norse word "hundrath," which actually means ____. (Hint: a number)

What is 120?
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