Final Exam

__________ was a sophist and invented a curve known as the quadratrix used to trisect an angle and square a circle.

The most advanced problems dealt with the Babylonians, we would solve today using:

Archimedes is known as the discoverer of the principles of

_____ was a Chinese mathematician who approximated the area of a circle of radius one foot by using a 192-sided polygon.

__________ is considered the first professional teacher of mathematics.

Descartes contributions to mathematics include __________.

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Leibniz discovered __________________ by researching figures about a certain axis. 

Nicholas Oresme works can be traced back to the origins of _____________.

The oldest evidence of mathematical activity dated from around 30,000 B.C. It was found on a:

The Babylonian number system was:

The word dyad in Greek, refers to:

The first mathematical operations described on the Egyptian papyrus were:

Maclaurin was known for popularizing Newton’s Method of Fluxions in his ________________.

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The oldest civilizations using a form of math were:

Blaise Pascal tested the theories of Galileo and Evangelista Torricelli by reproducing and amplifying experiments on __.

Of all Euclid’s postulates, the fifth created the most controversy. It is refer to as

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 is known as a Pythagorean triple. One of the methods for finding Pythagorean triplets is attributed to:

Gauss proved The Fundamental Theorem of_______________.

____________ was the first person to use the modern day infinity symbol in a published work.

In Arabic, the word completion which gave rise to the word algebra is: 

Plato’s primary contribution to mathematics was

What was the work Johann Bernoulli plagiarized off his son Daniel?

Pythagoras is said to have established the dictum:

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________________ was the mathematician responsible for creating a big component of the Modern Complex Functional Theory.

Before the invention of paper, Romans performed extensive numerical computations using: 

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In addition to the development of Analytic Trigonometry, in what other theory was Abraham De Moivre a pioneer?

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Egyptians wrote primarily on:

Ptolemy made his capital at Alexandria. He established a great institution of learning that came to be known as

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The method of using one mark to indicate one unit is known as:

Babylonians developed a system of writing called:

Isaac Barrow proved a version of ____________.

The geometry of the Egyptians was filled with problems relating to:

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Aryabhata wrote the book Arybhatiya. He included formulas for finding: 

__________ classified various types of irrationals and was the first to write a treatise on the five regular solids.

Roman numerals were one of the last forms of: 

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Around 600 B.C. the number system used by the Greek was referred to as:

Egyptians developed a system of writing called:

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The most difficult computations in the ancient world occurred in:

The earliest appearance in the west of the Hindu-Arabic numerals was reference by ________________ in 662. 

_________ was Theon’s daughter and she wrote one of Diophantus’ book commentary. 

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