Chapter 2: Language Of Mathematics

Question 1

Importance of a Language

Answer 1

•To understand the expressed ideas
• To communicate ideas to others

Question 2

Characteristics of a Mathematics Language

Answer 2

1. Precise
2. Concise
3. Powerful

Question 3

able to make very fine distinctions or definitions

Answer 3

Precise

Question 4

Able to say things briefly

Answer 4

Concise

Question 5

able to express complex thoughts with relative ease

Answer 5

Powerful

Question 6

a correct arrangement of mathematical symbols used to represent a mathematical object of interest

Answer 6

Expression

Question 7

The common problem with expression

Answer 7

How to make it simple

Question 8

Simpler Expression means

Answer 8

•Fewer symbols
•Fewer operations

Question 9

is an expression, such as n-5, that consists of one or more numbers and variables along with one or more arithmetic operations.

Answer 9

Variable expression

Question 10

is used to represent the number 3.14159… This number continues forever without repeating.

Answer 10

Pi

Question 11

often use _ _ _to represent angles.

Answer 11

(alpha), (beta), and (theta)

Question 12

frequently used to represent the addition of several numbers, and you will see it provided for this purpose on the toolbar of any spreadsheet program.

Answer 12

Sigma

Question 13

says that a certain property is true for all elements in a set.

Answer 13

Universal statement

Question 14

says that if one thing is true then some other thing also has to be true.

Answer 14

Conditional statement