Mathematiciennes
This “human computer” was renowned for her ability to calculate space trajectories, sending Alan Shepard and Apollo 11 into space.
= Katherine Johnson
i
= √-1
What are the three biggest freshman dorms?
=Hinton James, Craige, Ehringhaus
a) Trigonometry
b) Trigonomotry
c) Trigenometry
= a
2+2
= 4
This mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher lived in Alexandria. She ultimately was murdered by a zealous mob.
= Hypatia
Π (to 3 decimal points)
= 3.141
What subject did the first professor to work at UNC teach?
=Mathematics
a) Pythagorus
b) Pythagoras
c) Pythagorous
= b
63/4
= 15.75
This mathematician, rumored to be a lesbian, corresponded with Gauss during her adulthood. She is known for her work in number theory, and got a specific type of prime named after her.
= Sophie Germain
√2 (to 3 decimal points)
= 1.414
Who is the current chair of the math department?
=Jason Metcalf
a) Gaussian
b) Gausian
c) Gauscian
= a
0 = x2+ x - 12
= (x+4)(x-3)
This mathematician is said to be the first female mathematics professor at a university. The graph of the derivative of the tangent function gives an example of a curve named after her.
= Maria Gaetana Agnesi
e (to 3 decimal points)
= 2.718
What is the oldest building on campus?
=Old East
a) Caushy
b) Caughy
c) Cauchy
= c
∫(1/(9+x2))dx
= (⅓)arctan(x/3) + C
This mathematician was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics. After, she contributed greatly to public schools in Washington D.C.
= Euphemia Lofton Haynes
euler-mascheroni (to 3 decimal places)
= 0.577
What President of the United States attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
=James K. Polk
a) L’Opital
b) L’Hospital
c) L’Hopital
d) L’Hospitals
e) L’Hopitals
f) L’Hopitals
g) L’Obitall
NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!!!
correct answer: L'Hôpital
c is close enough though :D
limx->0 [ln(1-x)-sinx]/[1-cos^2(x)]
= the limit does not exist...THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!!!!!