GE 1 Flashcards

1
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Determine that the sun is the center of the universe

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ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS

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2
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invented the world’s first digital calculator

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BLAISE PASCAL

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3
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Invented the first mechanical computer

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CHARLES BABBAGE

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4
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Invented the thermometer

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GALILEO GALILEI

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5
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invented the mercury thermometer

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GABRIEL DANIEL FAHRENHEIT

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6
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Reflecting telescope

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JAMES GREGORY

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7
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Calculation of measuring speed of light

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OLE ROEMER

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8
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Universal Law of Gravitation and Law of Motions

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ISAAC NEWTON

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9
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Theory of Relativity, formula e=mc²

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Albert Einstein

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10
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Circular Motion

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Nicolas Copernicus

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11
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It is one of the characteristics of mathematical language where it is able to give or make very fine distinctions between concepts

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precise

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12
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Also it is a characteristics of a mathematical language where it is able to express concepts correctly and briefly

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concise

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13
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It is one of the language of mathematics where it is able to express complex ideas with relative ease

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powerful

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14
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the correct arrangement of symbols used to represent mathematical object

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Mathematical Expression

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15
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the correct arrangement of symbols used to represent mathematical object that states complete thought

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Mathematical Sentence

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16
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is a sentence whose truth is not known to be true or false, that is, it is sometimes true or sometimes false

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Open sentence

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17
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Is a mathematical Sentence that is always true or always false

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Closed sentence

18
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Is a well-defined collection of distinct objects. The term well-defined said that we can tell whether sa certain object is a member of the collection or not.

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Set

19
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The objects in a collection of the set is called

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Elements

20
Q

Also called the list method, is being used to name the set

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Roster Method

21
Q

Number of elements in a set

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Cardinality

22
Q

states that the order of the elements in a set makes no difference

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Axiom of extension

23
Q

is a set of numbers following the rule that each number is equal to the sum of the two

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Fibonacci sequence

24
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Repeated ways and occurrences forms of designs, identity relationships, find logical connections to form generalization and make predictions

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Pattern

25
Q

focused on the morphological rules in pluralizing nouns conjugating verbs for tense and metrical rules of poetry

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Word patterns

26
Q

are designs that depict geometric shapes like lines, circles and polygons. Observed in nature and associated to the identification of a particular country and culture

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Geometric patterns

27
Q

When you draw an imaginary line across an object and the resulting parts are mirror images of each other

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Symmetry

28
Q

One object or things is symmetric about the axis indicated by the line

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Bilateral symmetry

29
Q

If we rotate an object like a flower and a starfish, we can still have the same appearance as the original position

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Rotational Symmetry

30
Q

the smallest angle an object can be rotated while it is preserving its original position

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Angle of Rotation

31
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Will be used to name the sets

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Capital letters

32
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Will be used to represent the elements of the set

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Small letter

33
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Separated and enclose by

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Comma (,) and braces {}

34
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Set of natural numbers

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N

35
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Set of whole numbers

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W

36
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Set of integers

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Z

37
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Set of rational numbers (terminating or repeating decimals

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Q

38
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Set of irrational numbers ( non terminating, non repeating decimals)

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Q’

39
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Set of real numbers

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R

40
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Set of complex numbers

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C