What was an impact on math by Leonardo Fibonacci?

Introduced the world to the Arabic Number System

What was an impact on math by Sophie Germain?

Helped prove Fermat's Last Theorem

What was an impact on math by Archimedes?

Created a theory in math which could count numbers to an infinite value

What was an impact on math by Daniel Bernoulli?

Discovered parallels between logic and algebra

What was an impact on math by Alan Turing?

Invented Turing Machine which could make calculations & follow instructions

What was an impact on math by Joseph Lagrange?

Worked on proofs for algebraic equations

What was an impact on math by Srinivasa Ramanujan?

Worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series

What was an impact on math by Thales?

Discovered 5 geometric theorems

What was an impact on math by Dorothy Johnson Vaughn?

High school math teacher & first African American female supervisor at NASA

What was an impact on math by Carl F. Gauss?

Discovered a math formula to find all regular polygons

What was an impact on math by Blaise Pascal?

Known for contributing Pascal's triangle and an early digital calculator

What was an impact on math by Rene Descarte?

Made an important connection between algebra and geometry

What was an impact on math by Pierre-Simon Laplace?

Contributed to the development of prob & stat

What was an impact on math by Thomas Bayes?

Created a statistical method to use in prob & stat

What was an impact on math by Leonhard Euler?

Introduced a new field of study: Analytic Number Theory

What was an impact on math by Mary Cartwright?

Contributed important advances in function theory

What was an impact on math by Ada Lovelace?

The first woman to write the world's first algorithm (computer program)

What was an impact on math by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?

Wrote a book on algebra which gave us the name for algebra

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What was an impact on math by Leonardo Fibonacci?
Introduced the world to the Italian Number System
Introduced the world to the Arabic Number System
Introduced the world to the German Number System
Introduced the world to the English Number System
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What was an impact on by Emmy Noether?
The mother of modern algebra
The mother of modern geometry
The mother of modern probabilty and statistics
The mother of modern calculus
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What was an impact on math by Sophie Germain?
Helped com up with the Fibonacci Sequence
Helped prove Fermat's Last Theorem
Helped write a book
Helped proved Pythagorean Theorem
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What was an impact on math by Archimedes?
Created a theory in math which focused on prime numbers
Created a theory in math which could add any number
Created a theory in math which could count numbers to an infinite value
Created a theory in math which compared triangles
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What was an impact on math by Daniel Bernoulli?
Discovered parallels between logic and calculus
Discovered parallels between logic and algebra
Discovered parallels between logic and geometry
Discovered parallels between logic and Prob&Stat
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What was an impact on math by Alan Turing?
Invented Turing Machine which could make calculations & follow instructions
Invented Turing Machine which could make calculations & do nothing else
Invented Turing Machine which could make calculations & nothing else
Invented Turing Machine which could make calculations & discover science
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What was an impact on math by Joseph Lagrange?
Worked on proofs of geometric statements
Worked on proofs for algebraic equations
Worked on proofs of geometric equations
Worked on proofs for algebraic statements
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What was an impact on math by Srinivasa Ramanujan?
Worked on circular functions, continued fractions, and finite series
Worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series
Worked on square functions, continued fractions, and even fractions
Worked on triangular functions, continued fractions, and odd fractions
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What was an impact on math by Diophantus?
The father of calculus
The father of algebra
The father of geometry
The father of prob and stat
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What was an impact on math by Thales?
Discovered 1 geometric theorem
Discovered 10 geoemetric theorems
Discovered 5 geometric theorems
Discovered 3 geometric theorems
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What was an impact on math by Dorothy Johnson Vaughn?
High school math teacher & first African American female supervisor at NASA
High school math teacher & first African American female college professor
High school math teacher & first African American female doctor
High school math teacher & first African American female astronaut
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What was an impact on math by Carl F. Gauss?
Discovered a math formula to find all regular quadrilaterals
Discovered a math formula to find all regula rectangles
Discovered a math formula to find all regula triangles
Discovered a math formula to find all regular polygons
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What was an impact on math by Blaise Pascal?
Known for contributing Pascal's triangle and an early digital calculator
Known for contributing Pascal's number and an early whiteboard
Known for contributing Pascal's equation and an early chalkboard
Known for contributing Pascal's theory and an early analog calculator
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What was an impact on math by Rene Descarte?
Wrote a book
Made an important connection between algebra and geometry
Connected algebra and calculus
Was the first person to go to school for math
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What was an impact on math by Pythagoras
Created Geometry
Created Calculus
Created a numerical system
Created graphs
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What was an impact on math by Pierre-Simon Laplace?
Contributed to the development of calculus
Contributed to the development of prob & stat
Contributed to the development of geometry
Contributed to the development of algebra
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What was an impact on math by Thomas Bayes?
Created a statistical method to use in prob & stat
Created a statistical method to use in algebra
Created a statistical method to use in calculus
Created a statistical method to use in geometry
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What was an impact on math by Leonhard Euler?
Introduced a new field of study: Probability Number Theory
Introduced a new field of study: Geometric Number Theory
Introduced a new field of study: Statistical Number Theory
Introduced a new field of study: Analytic Number Theory
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What was an impact on math by Mary Cartwright?
Contributed important advances in equation theory
Contributed important advances in number theory
Contributed important advances in function theory
Contributed important advances in geometry theory
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What was an impact on math by Ada Lovelace?
The first woman to go to school for math
The first woman to write a math book
The first woman to write the world's first algorithm (computer program)
The first woman to get a doctorate degree in math
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What was an impact on math by Euclid?
The father of Algebra
The father of Calculus
The father of Geometry
The father of Probability and Statistics
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What was an impact on math by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi?
Wrote a book on calculus which gave us the name for calculus
Wrote a book on prob and stat which gave us the name for prob and stat
Wrote a book on geometry which gave us the name for geometry
Wrote a book on algebra which gave us the name for algebra

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