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Mathematics in the Modern World Exam
Study Guide.
Math - answer✔greek word "mathema" means "that which is learnt" or lessons
Leonardo Fibonacci - answer✔considered to be "the most talented Western Mathematician of the
Middle Ages"
Leonardo Fibonacci - answer✔an italian mathematician from Pisan
Fibonacci sequence - answer✔A sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the
preceding two.
starts from 0 & 1
Golden Ratio - answer✔1.618
Precise, Concise, Powerful - answer✔Language of Mathematics
Mathematical Sentences - answer✔state a complete mathematical thought
Mathematical Expression - answer✔mathematical object interest
Precise - answer✔able to make very fine distinctions
Concise - answer✔able to say things briefly
Powerful - answer✔able to express complex thought with relative ease
Letters - answer✔denotes number, constants and variables
Number - answer✔are usually represented by lowercase letter: a, b, c
Sets - answer✔are usually represented by uppercase letter: A, B, C
Set of Real Numbers - answer✔usually use lowercase from the end of the alphabet: x y z
Set of Integers - answer✔usually uses lowercase near the middle of the alphabet: i j k l m or n
10/7/2024 11:03AM
Mathematics in the Modern World Exam
Study Guide.
Math - answer✔greek word "mathema" means "that which is learnt" or lessons
Leonardo Fibonacci - answer✔considered to be "the most talented Western Mathematician of the
Middle Ages"
Leonardo Fibonacci - answer✔an italian mathematician from Pisan
Fibonacci sequence - answer✔A sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the
preceding two.
starts from 0 & 1
Golden Ratio - answer✔1.618
Precise, Concise, Powerful - answer✔Language of Mathematics
Mathematical Sentences - answer✔state a complete mathematical thought
Mathematical Expression - answer✔mathematical object interest
Precise - answer✔able to make very fine distinctions
Concise - answer✔able to say things briefly
Powerful - answer✔able to express complex thought with relative ease
Letters - answer✔denotes number, constants and variables
Number - answer✔are usually represented by lowercase letter: a, b, c
Sets - answer✔are usually represented by uppercase letter: A, B, C
Set of Real Numbers - answer✔usually use lowercase from the end of the alphabet: x y z
Set of Integers - answer✔usually uses lowercase near the middle of the alphabet: i j k l m or n
