NZ Maths Week Wednesday

Which of these mathematicians co-invented the branch of mathematics called calculus along with Sir Isaac Newton?

Hypatia was a famous mathematician. She lived about 26000 years ago. What was her nationanilty?

Which of these New Zealand mathematicians has been awarded a Fields Medal?

Sir Issac Newton was a very famous mathematician. At which univeristy was he a professor?

The work of which of these mathematicians led to the theory of probability?

From the following list, who is NOT part of the Bernoulli family in Switzerland?

For what field is the mathematician John Tukey most well known?

The mathematician John von Neumann is most famous for his work in which of the following areas?

Which of these mathematicians created the earliest form of geometry?

Which mathematician famously said: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants”?

Who of these was a famous ancient Greek mathematician?

What was the nationality of the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss?