Pierre de Fermat Flashcards

1

Why was Fermat unable to prove his last theorem?

calculus didn’t exist yet
he was too dumb
modern mathematics were needed
Descartes did it before he got the chance

2

What were the names of his siblings?

Clemente, Louise, and Marie
Castres, Claire, and Clemente
Marie, Dominique, and Claire
Louise, Kevin, and Tanya

3

How many fermat primes are there?

2
7
3
5

4

What was Fermat’s profesión?

Physicist
Teacher
Lawyer
Mathematician

5

Which languages did he speak?

Spanish, Portuguese, German, French
Arabic, English, Latin, French
Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish
English, French, Russian

6

At which University did he begin studying complex mathematics for the first time?

University of France
University of Toulouse
University of Berlin
University of Orléans

7

How many children did Fermat have, and how many died before adulthood?

8,5
7,4
6,3
8,3

8

How did Fermat die?

The Black Plague
Being too smart
Cancer
Unknown

9

How many languages was he fluent in by the time he was 15?

2
1
4
3

10

Which mathematicians did he study the works of?

Archimedes, Beauregard, and Viète
Archimedes, Pascal, and Viète
Viète, Beauregard, and Pascal
Newton, Descartes, and Hawking

11

In what year was he born?

1608
1607
1611
1601

12

Which 3 calculus concepts did he find before calculus was invented?

limit, differentiation, and anti-derivatives
differentiation, derivates, and optimization
tangent lines, normal lines, and limits
máxima, mínima, and tangents

13

What school did the man who proved Fermat’s last theorem attend?

Harvard
Cambridge
Oxford
Yale

14

In what did he earn his degree in at the University of Orléans?

Theology
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Mathematics

15

How many years did it take for Fermats Theorem to be proven?

over 250 years
299<years<300
over 300 years
30 years

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