MATH 4109 Test 2 (Ch. 8-15) Study
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In what branch of mathematics were the most important contributions of the Islamic
mathematicians? - ✔✔Algebra
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were acceptable solutions of
quadratic equations. - ✔✔False
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? - ✔✔It explained
the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - ✔✔The movement to translate the
world's knowledge into Arabic.
In what area did the mathematician, Al-Uqlidisi, make his contributions? - ✔✔Decimal
fractions
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book about
numeration. - ✔✔True
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant contributions to
which topic in mathematics? - ✔✔Solving equations
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic Empire and the home
to the House of Wisdom? - ✔✔Baghdad
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, To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-Khwarizmi's book? -
✔✔The operations used during the Islamic Empire to solve equations.
Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic equations? -
✔✔Omar Khayyam
What is zero divided by a negative number? - ✔✔Zero
What role did the Islamic Empire play in the preservation of Greek knowledge? -
✔✔They preserved Greek knowledge by translating Greek works into Arabic.
What was the source of most of the mathematics in Fibonacci's work? - ✔✔Euclid's
Elements which he rewrote and translated into Italian.
Who was the greatest European mathematician of the 11th and 12th centuries? -
✔✔Leonardo of of Pisa
How did the educational system in medieval India facilitate the transmission of
mathematical knowledge from one generation to the next? - ✔✔The education system
was family-based, and families would pass their libraries and traditions down to the
next generation.
The Mathematical Classic of Master Sun is an important work from which country or
empire? - ✔✔China
Who was the Indian mathematician who introduced negative numbers and the rules for
computing with them? - ✔✔Brahmagupta
In medieval Europe, which institution filled the educational void? - ✔✔The Christian
Church
A Chinese text from the eleventh century provides evidence that they knew about what
mathematical idea that is usually associated with a 17th century French mathematician?
- ✔✔Pascal's Triangle
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Guide Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
In what branch of mathematics were the most important contributions of the Islamic
mathematicians? - ✔✔Algebra
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were acceptable solutions of
quadratic equations. - ✔✔False
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? - ✔✔It explained
the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - ✔✔The movement to translate the
world's knowledge into Arabic.
In what area did the mathematician, Al-Uqlidisi, make his contributions? - ✔✔Decimal
fractions
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book about
numeration. - ✔✔True
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant contributions to
which topic in mathematics? - ✔✔Solving equations
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic Empire and the home
to the House of Wisdom? - ✔✔Baghdad
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, To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-Khwarizmi's book? -
✔✔The operations used during the Islamic Empire to solve equations.
Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic equations? -
✔✔Omar Khayyam
What is zero divided by a negative number? - ✔✔Zero
What role did the Islamic Empire play in the preservation of Greek knowledge? -
✔✔They preserved Greek knowledge by translating Greek works into Arabic.
What was the source of most of the mathematics in Fibonacci's work? - ✔✔Euclid's
Elements which he rewrote and translated into Italian.
Who was the greatest European mathematician of the 11th and 12th centuries? -
✔✔Leonardo of of Pisa
How did the educational system in medieval India facilitate the transmission of
mathematical knowledge from one generation to the next? - ✔✔The education system
was family-based, and families would pass their libraries and traditions down to the
next generation.
The Mathematical Classic of Master Sun is an important work from which country or
empire? - ✔✔China
Who was the Indian mathematician who introduced negative numbers and the rules for
computing with them? - ✔✔Brahmagupta
In medieval Europe, which institution filled the educational void? - ✔✔The Christian
Church
A Chinese text from the eleventh century provides evidence that they knew about what
mathematical idea that is usually associated with a 17th century French mathematician?
- ✔✔Pascal's Triangle
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