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Mathematicians and their Achievements ( 20 Ques. )
Mathematicians and their Achievements ( 20 Ques. )
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His measurement error produced a bell curve , also called Gaussian distribution. Who is he?
Georg Cantor
Carl Friedrich
John Napier
None of the above
2
Srinivasa Ramanujan proved several theorems marking breakthroughs in topology ( including fixed point theorem )
True
False
3
René Descartes found solutions to quadratic, cubic and quadratic equations and introduced calculus
False
True
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Identify the mathematician and a great physician who invented compound pulleys, antiquity, and screw pump
Archimedes
Srinivasa Ramanujan
John Napier
Blaise Pascal
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________ discovered the number e and calculated its value to __ decimal places.
John Napier , 34
George Boole , 12
Emmy Noether, 18
Euler , 23
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John Napier _____________ and popularized the use of the decimal point
Devised the quadratic formula
Invented natural logarithms
Early development of projective geometry and “point at infinity"
Acknowledged existence of imaginary numbers (based on √-1)
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Emmy Noether developed a mathematical representation for the “laws of thought.”
True
False
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The formula for calculating the area of cyclic quad and discovery of identityx^2-y^2=(x+y)\left(x-y\right)was given by
Brahmagupta
Aristotle
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
John Napier
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Diophantus, also known as the ______ , developed theories on solving equations . His major work is highlighted from ____
Father of Integration, Probability
Father of Algebra, Statistics
Father of Trigonometry, Arithemetics
None of the above
11
Which of the following are achievements of Bernhard Riemann
Pioneer of group theory, matrix algebra, theory of higher singularities
Discovered a continuous function with no derivative,Devised Boolean algebra
Non-Euclidean elliptic geometry, complex manifold theory, Zeta function
Introduced Venn diagrams into set theory ( Ubiquitous tool in probability )
12
Bhaskara-१ was the one who first wrote Hindu- Arabic decimal system and gave importance to sine function
False
True
13
Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist, discovered the great Pascal's triangle
False
True
14
Which of the following does not highlight the contribution of Varahamihira in mathematics?
Both A and B
Discovery of \log function
Calculation of binomial functions and version of Pascal's triangle
Improvement in sine tables
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Are you enjoying learning about mathematicians ?
Of Course
Absolutely
Yes
Either say not
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Who discovered the Heron's Formula?
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Hero of Alexandria
Apollonius of Perga
Hippocrates of Chios
17
Identify the branch of mathematics which was discovered by Isaac Newton, a revolutionary physicist and a mathematician
Algebra
Inequalities
Calculus
Permutations and Combinations
18
Identify the achievements of the great Indian mathematician " Aryabhata "
Worked on value of 'sine' in trigonometry and calculated area of a triangle
Calculation of value of π (pi) and discovery of negative integers
Discovery of 0 and integration in calculus related concepts
All of the above
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Fibonacci was the first to introduce the Hindu – Arabic system in Europe and wrote ___, ______
Siener Abaci, Book of Proof
Liber Fibenerr, Book of Axiom
Liber Abaci, Book of Calculation
Cremacci Fibenerr, Book of Calculation
20
Pythagoras is known as the father of geometry
True
False
21
Pick out the correct contribution of a great mathematician, Arthur Cayley
Negative roots of quadratic equations
Fundamental contributions to algebraic geometry
Discovered the longest side of the right ∠ triangle called the hypotenuse
Discovery of sigma and 27 lines on a cubic surface
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Identify which of the following is not a contribution of the great mathematician Brahmagupta
Solution of quadratic equations with two unknowns
Negative roots of quadratic equations
None of the above
Basic mathematical rules for dealing with zero (+, – and x)