Basic Math Flashcards
First 10 Prime Numbers
2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29
Father of Geometry
Euclid
What is the Abel Prize and who was it named after?
It is a “Nobel Prize” for mathematics and was named after the Norwegian Niels Abel
What number can you never divide by?
Zero
What is the imaginary number, i?
It stands for the square root of -1 and can be used to solve equations like x times x equals -1
How does the Fibonacci Sequence work?
Add the last two numbers to get the next one
What are the 5 Platonic Solids and what is special about them?
They are the tetrahedron (pyramid), hexahedron (cube), icosahedron, octahedron, and dodecahedron, and all of their faces are the same size and shape.
Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
What is a hypotenuse?
The longest side of a triangle
First 10 digits of pi
3.141592653
Pi represents x over y
X= circumference Y= diameter
What does BEDMAS stand for?
The Order of Operations. Brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction.
What is a polynomial?
A collection of terms
What is a term?
A collection of variables raised to exponents and multiplied by a coefficient
In 5x^2, what is the coefficient?
5
In an equation, what are numbers being added together known as?
Addends
Result of adding
Sum
Result of subtracting
Difference
Result of multiplying
Product
Result of dividing
Quotient
Name for horizontal dividing line
Vinculum
In subtraction, what is the name of the number being subtracted and the number doing the subtracting, respectively?
Minuend and subtrahend
What times what equals area?
Length times width
To multiply any number by 10, simply…
Write down the number with a 0 at the end
In multiplication, what is the name for the number being multiplied, and the number doing the multiplying, respectively?
Multiplicand and multiplier
In division, what is the name for the number being divided and the number doing the dividing, respectively?
Dividend and divisor
1/2 as a decimal
0.5
1/4 as a decimal
0.25
1/8 as a decimal
0.125
1/16 as a decimal
0.0625
What is the Golden Ratio approximately equal to?
1.618
