MATH 4109 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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GUARANTEE
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art was central to the
development of mathematics in which country? - Answer-China
Why did Chinese mathematics develop independently of Western
cultural influence for so long? - Answer-The geography of China
isolated the region from the rest of the world.
Which set of numbers was used on the counting boards of the ancient
Chinese? - Answer-Integers -- both postive and negative
Why is the book Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art significant in
the history of mathematics? - Answer-It is central to Chinese
mathematical activity for hundreds of years.
What strategy did the Chinese use on their counting boards to avoid
confusion between consecutive places? - Answer-Alternating the
orientation of the rods
, To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-
Khwarizmi's book? - Answer-The operations used during the Islamic
Empire to solve equations.
Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic
equations? - Answer-Omar Khayyam
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant
contributions to which topic in mathematics? - Answer-Solving
equations
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book
about numeration. - Answer-True
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were
acceptable solutions of quadratic equations. - Answer-False
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - Answer-The movement
to translate the world's knowledge into Arabic.
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? -
Answer-It explained the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic
Empire and the home to the House of Wisdom? - Answer-Baghdad
LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATE |GRADE A+
GUARANTEE
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art was central to the
development of mathematics in which country? - Answer-China
Why did Chinese mathematics develop independently of Western
cultural influence for so long? - Answer-The geography of China
isolated the region from the rest of the world.
Which set of numbers was used on the counting boards of the ancient
Chinese? - Answer-Integers -- both postive and negative
Why is the book Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art significant in
the history of mathematics? - Answer-It is central to Chinese
mathematical activity for hundreds of years.
What strategy did the Chinese use on their counting boards to avoid
confusion between consecutive places? - Answer-Alternating the
orientation of the rods
, To what did "al-Jabr" and "al-Muqabala" refer in the title of al-
Khwarizmi's book? - Answer-The operations used during the Islamic
Empire to solve equations.
Which mathematician/poet used geometric methods to solve cubic
equations? - Answer-Omar Khayyam
The Islamic mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, made his most significant
contributions to which topic in mathematics? - Answer-Solving
equations
The mathematician, al-Khwarizmi, used a symbol for zero in his book
about numeration. - Answer-True
During the period of the Islamic Empire, negative numbers were
acceptable solutions of quadratic equations. - Answer-False
What was the FIRST "translation movement?" - Answer-The movement
to translate the world's knowledge into Arabic.
What was the significance of The Book on Addition and Subtraction? -
Answer-It explained the use of the Hindu decimal system of numerals.
Which city was the academic and intellectual center of the Islamic
Empire and the home to the House of Wisdom? - Answer-Baghdad
