Pi is Powerful
Famous Theorems
Mathematicians
Fields of Math
The Zero Matrix
100

This irrational number is the ratio between the area of a circle and the area of a square in which the circle is inscribed inside.

What is pi/4?

100

This theorem showed that differentiation and integration are inverse processes.

What is the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus?

100

This mathematician, who actually made pi a popular term, is known for doing much of his work after he lost his eyesight.

Who was Leonhard Euler?

100
A mathematician in this field cannot tell the difference between a donut and a coffee cup.

What is topology?

100

This is Zero's real name, first and last.

Who is Trace Hamiltonian?

200

This is the position of the first 6 in pi.

What is the eighth digit?

200

If Euclid's Fifth Postulate can be proven true, then it will become the _________________________.

What is the Euclidean Parallel Theorem?

200

Perhaps the most famous mathematician of the 17th century was an alchemist and wrote more about theology than about science.

Who was Isaac Newton?

200

Although the name of this field translates to "Earth measure," it is one of the most abstract fields of mathematics that there is.

What is geometry?

200

Although he did not voice anyone, this famous Murray State President played Mobius.

Who is Rainey T. Wells?

300

We use a Taylor series to show that this is equal to e^(i*pi).

What is -1?

300

Even though this theorem is attributed to a different mathematician, Euclid proved it, and it was later written as a metric.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

300

While known for discovering a certain type of series, this English mathematician also discovered integration by parts.

Who was Brook Taylor?

300

You will frequently see names such as Riemann, Cantor, and Lebesgue when you study this field of mathematics.

What is analysis/calculus?

300

This was the fate of Infinity and the Agent who she threw away.

What is marriage?

400

For a function f: [a, b] -> R, the integral from a to b of the square of f(x) multiplied by pi is this quantity of the solid formed by rotating the function around the x-axis.

What is the volume?

400

This theorem states that, for a group G with a subgroup H and a normal subgroup N, HN = {hn | h in H and n in N} is a subgroup of G and HN/N is isomorphic to H/(H intersect N).

What is the Second Isomorphism Theorem?

400

This famous philosopher taught a slave geometry (or rather taught the slave to think about shapes differently).

Who was Socrates?

400

While Pythagoras made great contributions to geometry, he is much better referred to as a mathematician from this field, which arose from geometry.

What is number theory?

400

Mr. Hamiltonian seems to think he can join together with the students of Murray State University to solve the problems of this world with their group work, discussion panels, illumination, the useless ivory tower of learning, the bastion of diversity, and _____________.

What is their university?

500

Archimedes used a polygon with this number of sides to find that 223/71 < pi < 22/7.

What is 96?

500

According to this theorem, given a plane separated into regions, the regions may be colored with no more than five colors in such a way that no two adjacent regions receive the same color.

What is the Five Color Theorem?

500

This famous author is not known for his mathematical work but subtly worked math into his fiction and produced nearly a dozen mathematical books under his real name.

Who was Lewis Carroll?

500

This field of mathematics encompasses things like fractal geometry, chaos theory, and wavelets to use differential equations to describe complex environments.

What is dynamical systems?

500

This room turned out to be the room across from the Ross Center.

What is the room where the zero separates the one from infinity?