STAT263 Survey Report Fall 2021 2
STAT263 Survey Report Fall 2021 2
STAT263 Survey Report Fall 2021 2
The proof for the Chinese Remainder Theorem used in Number Theory was NOT
developed by its first publisher, Sun Tzu.
a. False
b. !True
6. L039;Hocirc;pital was the mathematician who created the homonymous rule that
uses derivatives to evaluate limits with indeterminations.
a. True
b. !False
8. The notion of a quot;set that contains all sets which do not contain
themselvesquot; is a paradoxical idea attributed to which English philospher?
a. !Bertrand Russel
b. Alfred North Whitehead
c. John Locke
d. Francis Bacon
2. The Pythagorean theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the
product of the squares of the other two sides.
a. True
b. !False
6. To the nearest whole number, how many radians are in a whole circle?
a. 3
b. 5
c. !6
d. 4
10. The French mathematician Eacute;variste Galois is primarily known for his work
in which?
a. Galois039; Continued Fractions
b. Abelian Integration
c. !Galois Theory
d. Galois039; Method for PDE039;s
2. What is a quot;dakimakuraquot;?
a. !A body pillow
b. A Chinese meal, essentially composed of fish
c. A word used to describe two people who truly love each other
d. A yoga posture
5. What does the Latin phrase quot;Veni, vidi, viciquot; translate into English?
a. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
b. !I came, I saw, I conquered
c. Past, present, and future
d. Life, liberty, and happiness
6. What was the original name of the search engine quot;Googlequot;?
a. CatMassage
b. Netscape Navigator
c. !BackRub
d. SearchPro