Mathematical Ideas
The area of a square
What is length x width? OR What is side squared?
Identify the terms in this expression: 4r + 75 - 3x
What are 4r, 75, and b-3?
His works include the three laws of physics, and famously came up with his theories on gravity after being hit in the head with an apple.
Who is Isaac Newton?
Another word for repeated addition
What is multiplication?
A square is always one of these, but one of these is not always a square
What is a rectangle?
An equation like c - 6 + 2/3 = 4 1/3 could be classified as one of these:
What is an algebraic equation?
x and y are perfect examples of these:
What are variables?
This man was behind the famous equation E=mc2, along with the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
The number on the top of a fraction
What is the numerator?
The name for any figure with four sides
What is a quadrilateral?
A measurement such as cups or fluid ounces
What is capacity?
Identify the like terms: 17, 4y, x, 32, 9
What are 17, 32, and 9?
This famous scientist was unhindered by the fact that his ALS kept him in a wheelchair since age 21, making major contributions to the understanding of black holes and the Big Bang
Who is Stephen Hawking?
These numbers are only divisible by themselves and one
What are prime numbers?
The area of a trapezoid
What is 1/2(h)(b1 + b2)
This system of measurement is based on powers of ten, and is more commonly used across the world
What is the metric system?
Evaluate this expression: 4y + 3 + (-7) + 5x + (-2x)
What is 3x + 4y + (-4)?
In the 1840s, she created the first algorithm for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
Who is Ada Lovelace?
These two numbers are both less than ten, and to determine whether or not another number is a multiple of either of them, add the digits to tell
What are 3 and 9?
To find this, you add all the side values of the shape
What is the perimeter?
This branch of mathematics that studies continuous change, and an advanced placement version is also available to high school seniors at many high schools
What is calculus?
Evaluate this expression: 2.5 - 5(x - 4) + 3x
What is 22.5 + (-2x)?
This woman, who was a NASA employee in the 1960s, played a pivotal role in providing the mathematical work that made John Glenn's launch possible. She later went on to work on the Apollo program.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The process of turning a fraction division sentence into an equivalent fraction multiplication sentence
What is keep, change, and invert?
The word for the space available inside a 3D figure
What is volume?