The Absolute Value (Intro to Math)
The geometric term for a straight line that touches a circle or curve at exactly one point without crossing it.
What is a tangent line?
Standing tall in front of the DL Umali Hall, this iconic, unclothed statue is the universal symbol of the University of the Philippines.
What is the Oblation (Oble)?
This Greek mathematician is famous for the theorem about right triangles.
Who is Pythagoras?
If a set has no elements inside it at all, it is called this type of set.
What is an empty set (or null set)?
The beloved nickname of the majestic, dormant volcano that serves as the beautiful backdrop of the UPLB campus.
What is Mt. Makiling?
This ancient Greek mathematician supposedly shouted "Eureka!"
Who is Archimedes?
This geometric shape is defined as a polygon with exactly five sides.
What is a pentagon?
UPLB students use this four-letter name of the famous commercial building right outside the main gate.
What is Vega?
This mathematician introduced the coordinate plane.
Who is René Descartes?
In algebra, this specific formula is used to find the roots of a second-degree polynomial equation.
What is the quadratic formula?
If you are looking for the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS), your future home, you will find it inside this recently opened building inside the lower campus.
What is the New Mathematics Building?
This English scientist developed calculus alongside Leibniz.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This four-letter word describes a statement that is assumed to be true without proof, serving as the starting point for mathematical reasoning.
What is an axiom?
This is the specific, official title given to the head of the UPLB campus, acting as our counterpart to a university president.
What is the Chancellor?
This mathematician lends his name to the famous unsolved "Riemann Hypothesis."
Who is Bernard Riemann?