SIAM Jeopardy!

Famous Mathematicians

100

Rachel and Katrina's favorite mathematicians

Who are Cedric Villani and Oliver Heaviside?

200

Leonardo da Vinci used this unique pattern of numbers to help create the Mona Lisa

What is Fibonacci sequence or golden ratio?

300

When Newton was done working in mathematics, he went on to do this job

What is warden/master of the royal mint?

400

This relatively modern mathematician proved Fermat's last theorem over 350 years after it was created

Who is Andrew Wiles?

500

Name any mathematics Fields medal winner and for what they won the award

(Multiple Answers)

Are you smarter than a middle schooler?

100

The number 1 is considered to be this type of number (prime or composite)

What is neither?

200

Mr. Smith is 81 years older than his grandson, Victor. In 3 years, Mr. Smith will be four times as old as Victor. How old is Victor now?

What is 24 years old?

300

A pencil with a pentagonal cross section has the maker's logo imprinted on one of its faces. If the pencil is rolled on the table, what is the probability that it lands with the logo facing up and parallel with the ceiling?

What is 0%?

400

Solve:

(2x⁴ + 5x³ + 7x² + 16x + 15) / (2x + 3)

What is: x³ + x² + 2x + 5?

500

Find the missing numbers in the following sequence: 

7, 20, 47, ___, 167, ___, 415

(Bonus 100 points if you can identify the pattern)

What is 94, 272?

(Pattern: n³ + (n+1)(n+2) )

Derivatives/Integrals

100

Definition of a derivative of f(x)

lim f(x+h)-f(x) / h

(h-> infinity)

200

Calculate the integral of the following function: 

(Go to picture)

What is 0?

300

Derivative of arccos(x)

-1 / sqrt(1-x²)

400

Find the integral of the following: 

( x³ + 7 ) / x

What is 

1/3 x³ + 7 ln (|x|) + C ?

500

These two 17th century mathematicians had a rivalry, and they created controversy when both claimed to invent calculus

Who are Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz?

Shapes

100

Name the three types of triangles and what they imply about the sides

What is scalene (no equal length sides), isosceles (two sides equal length), and equilateral (all sides equal length)?

200

Equation for volume of a sphere

What is 4/3 * pi * r³ ?

300

What is the equation for the area of a trapezoid?

What is 1/2 * (b₁ + b₂) * h ?

400

What is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter?

What is pi?

500

What is arguably the strongest shape found in nature, both 2D and 3D?

What is triangle and tetrahedron?

Random Trivia

100

This city has the largest concentration of mathematicians in the world

What is Paris?

200

Most mathematicians believe that math is a science...many also believe that math is a/an _____ because of its beauty

What is art?

300

What is e^{pi * i} ?

What is -1?

400

What is 111,111,111²?

What is 12,345,678,987,654,321?

500

The number 100 does not actually mean 100. It is derived from the Old Norse word "hundrath," which actually means ____. (Hint: a number)

What is 120?