Math 4109 Exam 1 Form B | Advanced Mathematics Practice Test & Solutions
Which of the following early Numeration systems had a symbol for zero? - (ANSWER)Mayan Numerals
Why is the rhind papyrus significant in the history of mathematics? - (ANSWER)It is the source of most of
our knowledge of Egyptian Mathematics
where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian mathematics - (ANSWER)Clay tablets
What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? - (ANSWER)Their refusal to deal with
fractions that were not unit fractions.
Who was the first prominent woman mathematician? - (ANSWER)Hypatia
What was the city in present-day northern Egypt that was the center for learning back in the Greek-day?
- (ANSWER)Alexandria
A Babylonian tablet found in 1936 shows that the Babylonians sometimes used a more accurate value of
pi than 3. They determined the area of a circle by taking it as equal to 24/25 of 1/12 the square of the
circle's circumference. What value of pi does this yield? - (ANSWER)3 1/8
What is a Postulate? - (ANSWER)A statement that is accepted to be true without any proof
what was the Pythagorean crisis in mathematics? - (ANSWER)The discovery of irrational numbers
The number 5228 is equivalent to which of the following in sexagesimal notion? - (ANSWER)1, 27, 8
What does the Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic have to say about the number 64? - (ANSWER)64 is
a perfect square number
When you are using the Euclidean algorithm to fins the greatest common divisor of two numbers, how
do you know which is the greatest common divisor? - (ANSWER)It is the last non-zero remainder that
you get when you divide
Which of the following early Numeration systems had a symbol for zero? - (ANSWER)Mayan Numerals
Why is the rhind papyrus significant in the history of mathematics? - (ANSWER)It is the source of most of
our knowledge of Egyptian Mathematics
where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian mathematics - (ANSWER)Clay tablets
What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? - (ANSWER)Their refusal to deal with
fractions that were not unit fractions.
Who was the first prominent woman mathematician? - (ANSWER)Hypatia
What was the city in present-day northern Egypt that was the center for learning back in the Greek-day?
- (ANSWER)Alexandria
A Babylonian tablet found in 1936 shows that the Babylonians sometimes used a more accurate value of
pi than 3. They determined the area of a circle by taking it as equal to 24/25 of 1/12 the square of the
circle's circumference. What value of pi does this yield? - (ANSWER)3 1/8
What is a Postulate? - (ANSWER)A statement that is accepted to be true without any proof
what was the Pythagorean crisis in mathematics? - (ANSWER)The discovery of irrational numbers
The number 5228 is equivalent to which of the following in sexagesimal notion? - (ANSWER)1, 27, 8
What does the Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic have to say about the number 64? - (ANSWER)64 is
a perfect square number
When you are using the Euclidean algorithm to fins the greatest common divisor of two numbers, how
do you know which is the greatest common divisor? - (ANSWER)It is the last non-zero remainder that
you get when you divide
