HighFour History of Mathematics
Category C: Grades 9 – 10
Round 5
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The use of calculator is not required.
Answer #1:
Explanation:
Andrew Wiles
By accomplishing a partial proof of this conjecture in 1994, Andrew Wiles
ultimately succeeded in proving Fermat's Last Theorem, as well as leading
the way to a full proof by others of what is now the modularity theorem.
Answer #2
Explanation:
the Greeks
Euclid of Alexandria authored the earliest extant axiomatic presentation of
Euclidean geometry and number theory. Many axiomatic systems were
developed in the nineteenth century, including non-Euclidean geometry,
the foundations of real analysis, Cantor's set theory, Frege's work on
foundations, and Hilbert's 'new' use of axiomatic method as a research
tool.
Answer #3
Explanation:
Pythagoras
One of the most famous theorems in Mathematics is the Pythagorean
Theorem. Pythagoras is also credited with the discovery that the intervals
between harmonious musical notes always have whole number ratios.
Answer #4
Explanation:
Elements
Euclid's Elements is a mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13
books written by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid in Alexandria,
Ptolemaic Egypt c. 300 BC.
Answer #5
Explanation:
Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist,
engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are
known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.
HighFour History of Mathematics
Category C: Grades 9 – 10
Round 5
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The use of calculator is not required.
Answer #6
Explanation:
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta (598AD – 670AD) was an Indian mathematician and
astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and
astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta, a theoretical treatise, and the
Khaṇḍakhādyaka, a more practical text.
Answer #7
Explanation:
Fibonacci
Leonardo Bonacci —known as Fibonacci, and also Leonardo of Pisa,
Leonardo Pisano Bigollo, Leonardo Fibonacci—was an Italian
mathematician, considered to be "the most talented Western
mathematician of the Middle Ages".
Answer #8
Explanation:
Srinivasa Ramanujan
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan is the
biography book of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan written
in 1991 by Robert Kanigel.
Answer #9
Explanation:
Pierre de Fermat
In addition to his work in number theory, he anticipated the development
of calculus to some extent, and his work in this field was invaluable later to
Newton and Leibniz.
Answer #10
Explanation:
Blaise Pascal
He is usually remembered today as one of the most important authors of
the French Classical Period and one of the greatest masters of French
prose, much more than for his contributions to mathematics.
HighFour History of Mathematics
Category C: Grades 9 – 10
Round 5
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The use of calculator is not required.
Answer #11
Explanation:
Madhava
Madhava of Sangamagrama, was an Indian mathematician-astronomer
from the town of Sangamagrama, Kerala, India. He is considered the
founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics.
Answer #12
Explanation:
the Bernoulli family
When Jacob died, Johann became jealous of his son Daniel and Published
Daniel’s book secretly in his name. However, destiny played a part when
L’Hospital published Jacob’s book in his own name. Johann’s sons Nicolaus,
Daniel and Johann II, and even his grandchildren Jacob II and Johann III,
were all accomplished mathematicians and teachers.
Answer #13
Explanation:
Sexagesimal system
Sexagesimal (base 60) is a numeral system with sixty as its base. It
originated with the ancient Sumerians in the 3rd millennium BC, it was
passed down to the ancient Babylonians, and it is still used — in a modified
form — for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates.
Answer #14
Explanation:
Manjul Bhargava
Bhargava was awarded the Fields Medal in 2014. According to the
International Mathematical Union citation, he was awarded the prize "for
developing powerful new methods in the geometry of numbers, which he
applied to count rings of small rank and to bound the average rank of
elliptic curves."
Answer #15
Explanation:
Georg Cantor
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician. He
invented set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in
mathematics. David Hilbert once noted: “No one shall expel us from the
paradise Georg Cantor created.”
HighFour History of Mathematics
Category C: Grades 9 – 10
Round 5
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The use of calculator is not required.
Answer #16
Explanation:
Trigonometry
Trigonometry (from Greek trigōnon, "triangle" and metron, "measure") is a
branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and
angles of triangles. The field emerged in the Hellenistic world during the
3rd century BC from applications of geometry to astronomical studies.
Answer #17
Explanation:
Arithmetic
Arithmetic or arithmetics (from the Greek ἀριθμός arithmos, "number") is
the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics. It consists of the
study of numbers, especially the properties of the traditional operations
between them—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Answer #18
Explanation:
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation,
presentation, and organization of data. In applying statistics to, for
example, a scientific, industrial, or societal problem, it is conventional to
begin with a statistical population or a statistical model process to be
studied.
Answer #19
Explanation:
Thales
Thales, an engineer by trade, was the first of the Seven Sages, or wise men
of Ancient Greece. Thales is known as the first Greek philosopher,
mathematician and scientist. He founded the geometry of lines, so is given
credit for introducing abstract geometry. He was the founder of the Ionian
school of philosophy in Miletus, and the teacher of Anaximander.
Answer #20
Explanation:
The World Sudoku Championship
The World Sudoku Championship is an annual international Sudoku
competition organized by a member of the World Puzzle Federation. The
first one was held in Lucca in 2006. National teams are determined by local
affiliates of the World Puzzle Federation.