Quiz Question #211
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:53 +0000
Whose book, The Elements, probably makes him the most influential
teacher of mathematics ever?
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Quiz Question #210
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:52 +0000
Who was the first woman to occupy an academic chair in mathematics?
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Quiz Question #209
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:52 +0000
What is the name for a two-dimensional surface with only one side?
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Quiz Question #208
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:52 +0000
Who discovered the isochrone, the curve along which bodies with uniform
vertical velocity will fall?
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Quiz Question #207
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:51 +0000
What mathematician is best known for his work on the number p(n) of
partitions of an integer n into summands?
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Quiz Question #206
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:51 +0000
Is there a Nobel Prize in Mathematics?
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Quiz Question #205
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:50 +0000
What is Euler's number?
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Quiz Question #204
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:50 +0000
What is googol?
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Quiz Question #203
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:50 +0000
In 2001 Michael Cameron discovered the largest Mersenne prime number,
one that contains over 4 million digits. What is the smallest Mersenne
prime?
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Quiz Question #202
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:21:49 +0000
What is "absolute zero"?
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