Famous Mathematicians
This ancient Greek mathematician is best known for his theorem about right triangles.
Who is Pythagoras?
This term refers to a whole number that has exactly two distinct factors: 1 and itself.
What is a Prime Number?
Binary number systems, often found in computer programming, use only these two digits.
What are 0 and 1?
The shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is often described as this type of three-dimensional figure.
This acronym is used to remember the order of operations in arithmetic.
What is PEMDAS?
This famous Greek mathematician, and author of The Elements, is known as the “Father of Geometry.”
Who is Euclid?
This property states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend individually and then adding the results.
What is the Distributive Property?
First celebrated in San Francisco in 1988, this mathematical holiday is celebrated annually on March 14th.
What is Pi Day?
Honeybees use this geometric shape when constructing their hives as a way of maximizing space in a mathematically efficient way.
What is a Hexagon?
This acronym is a mnemonic device used to help remember how to expand the product of two binomials
What is FOIL?
Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, this famous Italian mathematician is best known for discovering a sequence where each number is the sum of the two previous numbers.
Who is Fibonacci?
This property guarantees that if a=b and b=c, then a=c.
What is the Transitive Property of Equality?
Earning interest on both the principal value invested and on the interest you’ve already accumulated is known as this.
What is Compounding?
Found naturally in pinecones and sunflowers, the spiral arrangement of structures and seeds follow this geometric sequence.
What is the Fibonacci Sequence?
This acronym represents a mnemonic that helps in recalling the three primary trigonometric ratios.
What is SOH CAH TOA?
This famous English mathematician is often credited as the inventor of Calculus and also had a deep interest in alchemy, spending many years of his life conducting secret experiments in the hope of discovering the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This property states that the sum of a number and its opposite is always zero.
What is the Additive Inverse Property?
In gambling and investing, the term “Perms and Combs” is often used, where “Perms” refers to Permutations, a set where the order matters, and “Combs” refers to __________, a set where it does not.
What is Combinations?
Mathematical in nature, ocean waves often follow this type of function, which is used to describe cyclic oscillations.
What is a Sine Wave?
What is a Sinusoidal Wave?
This acronym is used in angle measurement to represent a system that divides each degree into 60 smaller units and each of those into another 60 units, commonly used in navigation and astronomy.
What is DMS? (Degree, Minutes, Seconds)