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LET Exam MATH proponents- History

1. Famous for his studies in number theory and also compositional algebra who was famous in octonions, a
type of normed division algebra that contains an e variable.
A. August Cauchy
B. Brigss Henry
C. Karl Mars
D. Euclid
2. The mathematician and also physicist who introduces the e symbol.
A. Karl Mars
B. Leonardo Da Vinci
C. Aristotle
D. Jacob Bernoulli
3. Known for his theorem that x^n + y^n = z^n has no positive solutions if n is greater or equal to 3.
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Mark Henry
C. Newton
D. Pierre De Fermat
4. The Princeps Mathematicorum who introduced the normal distribution, the congruence symbol or modulus
in number theory, a method of finding the echelon of a matrix and first to devised a formula in finding the
sums of a given sequence.
A. William Rowan Hamilton
B. Brigss Henry
C. Carl Friedrich Gaus
D. Friedrich Reimann
5. One who contribute mostly in the field of Mathematics during the Medieval Ages and one who spread
modern numeral system.
A. Mesoamericans
B. Arabs
C. Russians
D. Scott
6. Famous for his introduction of logarithms.
A. Isaac Newton
B. Blaise Pascal
C. John Napier
D. Simon Logartus
7. Known for his Brigssian logarithm, a type of logarithm having a base of 10.
A. Henry Brigss
B. William Oughtred
C. Christian Fernandez
D. Dale Rovert Scott
8. Known as Father of Logic
A. Einstein
B. Plato
C. Socrates
D. Aristotle
9. Famous German-American physicist who has known for his E=mc^2. Theory of Relativity.
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle
D. Einstein
10. Known for his introduction of elliptical geometry
A. Carl Friedrich Gauss
B. Georg Friedrich Reimann
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C. Leonhard Euler
D. Gottfried Wilhelm
11. Blind mathematician known for his Euler's number (e) and modern symbols for differentiation. He also
attempted to find the value of pi and devised the formula for the Platonic solids.
A. Carl Friedrich Gauss
B. Georg Friedrich Reimann
C. Leonhard Euler
D. Gottfried Wilhelm
12. A German mathematician often cited as the "Father of Modern Analysis". Despite leaving university
without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher.
A. Abraham Von Turr
B. Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass
C. Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibnizl
D. Albert Rudolf Leibniz
13. He introduced the set theory and some symbols for set theory.
A. Gerog Cantor
B. Herbert Pappus
C. Neils Henrik Abel
D. Gabriel Cramer
14. A physicist and mathematician and student of Tycho Brahe who devised the three planetary laws and
concluded that the orbit of the planets are elliptical.
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Karl Mars
C. Leonardo Da Vinci
D. Michael Fernandez
15. One of the founders of calculus who devised the method of fluxions and the fluents.
A. Isaac Newton
B. Blaise Pascal
C. John Napier
D. Carl Gustav
16. Known for his special rule for limits that states that the limit of f(x)/g(x) as x approaches to the certain
value is the partial derivative of f(x) and g(x) provided that f(x)/g(x) is intermediate
A. Evann Rudolf
B. Guillaume De L’Hospital
C. Gino Fano
D. Cladius Ptolemy
17. A German mathematician, who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential
equations, and number theory.
A. Jovann Mc Arthur
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
D. David Hilbert
18. Inventor of Pascaline and introduced a special triangle for finding the coefficients of a binomial expansion.
A. Isaac Newton
B. Blaise Pascal
C. John Napier
D. Simon Logartus
19. Famous author of the Elements which paved way in studying plane geometry.
A. August Cauchy
B. Brigss Henry
C. Karl Mars
D. Euclid
20. Introduced the number "0" and wrote some very important works in Mathematics and Astronomy.
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A. Euclid
B. Brahmagupta
C. Aristotle
D. Descartes
21. French philosopher and mathematician known in introducing the coordinate system which became the
basis of analytic geometry. Known also for his modern symbols in radical with vinculum (a bar found at
the top) and theories about polynomial function.
A. Aristotle
B. Isaac Newton
C. Rene Descartes
D. Euclid
22. The first man who introduce the radical sign.
A. Christoff Rudolf
B. John Wallis
C. Nickolai Lobachevsky
D. Janos Bolyai
23. Known for the sequence 1,1,2,3,5... which is known as the Fibonacci sequence
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Leonardo DiCaprio
C. Leonardo Fibonacci
D. Fibonacci Nickolai
24. Known for his definite integrals involving trigonometric derivatives.
A. Christoff Rudolf
B. John Wallis
C. Nickolai Lobachevsky
D. Janos Bolyai
25. First to introduced the first numeral system existed throughout the history.
A. Americans
B. Babylonians
C. Chinese
D. Egyptians
26. Known as one who devised the trigonometric tables using the chords of the circle.
A. Diophantus
B. Hipparchus
C. Euclid
D. Aristotle
27. Regarded as the Father of Algebra and wrote the book Arithmetica, an essential book for algebra. He was
known for his equations that bear on his name.
A. Diophantus
B. Hipparchus
C. Euclid
D. Aristotle
28. Famous in calculating Earth's circumference through shadows and devised the Sieve of Erathostenes, a
traditional method for finding prime numbers by means of listing.
A. Erathostenes
B. Thales of Miletus
C. Appolonius of Perga
D. Archimedes
29. Greek philosopher who proved that the triangle inscribed in a semicircle is a right triangle.
A. Erathostenes
B. Thales of Miletus
C. Appolonius of Perga
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D. Archimedes
30. Known for his theorem that in the right triangle, the length of the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the
sum of its square of its legs ( Pythagorean Theorem) and he is one who introduced the numerology, a type
of horoscope according to numbers.
A. Pascal
B. Pythagoras
C. Fibonacci
D. Euclid
31. A famous Greek physicist and mathematician who devised the use of method of exhaustion. He is the first
to attempt in finding the value of pi and known to his books about spheres. In physics, he was known for
his Archimedes' screw and Archimedes' principle.
A. Erathostenes
B. Thales of Miletus
C. Appolonius of Perga
D. Archimedes
32. The first man who introduced the greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols in 1631.
A. Thomas Harriot
B. Johann Heinrich Rahn
C. William Ougthred
D. Charles Babbage
33. Arabic author who used horizontal line between the dividend and divisor as we do today.
A. Al-Khwarizmi
B. Al-Hassar
C. Nickolai Lobachevsky
D. Mohammad Von Turr
34. He introduced the symbol × for multiplication.
A. Thomas Harriot
B. Johann Heinrich Rahn
C. William Ougthred
D. Charles Babbage
35. Father of Modern Problem Solving.
A. George Polya
B. Arthur Wynne
C. Charles Babbage
D. Bonaventura Cavaleri
36. Credited with the invention of zero.
A. Hindus
B. Chinese
C. Egyptians
D. Mesopotamia
37. This Greek mathematician from 287-212BC, is very famous for his attempts at the measurement of the
circle.
A. Erathostenes
B. Thales of Miletus
C. Appolonius of Perga
D. Archimedes
38. Islamic Father of Algebra
A. Al-Khwarizmi
B. Al-Hassar
C. Nickolai Lobachevsky
D. Mohammad Von Turr
39. They used vigesimal number system or a based twenty system using only three symbols namely shelllike,
dot, and line.
A. Hindus
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B. Chinese
C. Egyptians
D. Mesoamericans
40. This was first derived from two tablets containing the squares of numbers from 1 to 60 and the cubes of
numbers from 1 to 32.
A. Babylonian Arithmetic
B. Chinese Arithmetic
C. Hindus Arithmetic
D. Mesoamericancs Arithmetic
41. Father of Geometry
A. Christian Huygens
B. Euclid
C. Hipparchus
D. Euler
42. They are believed to be the first to discover zero and used it as a place holder in positional base notation
and 10th place value method.
A. American
B. Indian
C. Hindus
D. Chinese
43. A young genius who contributed to group theory, but was killed in a duel battling for the heart of a lover at
the age of 20.
A. Nicole Oresme
B. Evariste Galois
C. Johannes Kepler
D. George Cantor
44. Published his greatest mathematical work Ars Magna which is the methods of solution of the cubic and
quartic equation
A. George Cantor
B. Girolamo Cardano
C. Evariste Galois
D. Johannes Kepler
45. He gave the first mathematical treatment of close packing of equal spheres which led to an explamanation
of the shapes of the cells of a honeycomb.
A. Joseph Lagrange
B. Johannes Kepler
C. George Cantor
D. Nicole Oresme
46. He summed the integers from 1 to 100 instantly by spotting that the sum was 50 pairs of numbers each pair
summing to 101 at the age of 7.
A. Blaise Pascal
B. Carl Friedrich Gauss
C. Johann Gauss
D. Alexander Graham Bell
47. Father of Trigonometry
A. Diophantus
B. Euclid
C. Hipparchus
D. Descartes
48. He was a 16th century mathematician, who was the first to define that the probability of an event to happen
is the quotient of the number of the favorable outcomes and the number of all outcones. Who was he? He
has been described as the greatest "might-have-been" in the history of mathematics.
A. Blaise Pascal
B. Carl Friedrich Gauss
C. Johann Gauss
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D. Alexander Graham Bell

49. 19th century mathematician who added the integers from 1 to 100 within seconds by a flash of
mathematical insights.
A. Blaise Pascal
B. Carl Friedrich Gauss
C. Johann Gauss
D. Alexander Graham Bell
50. The decibel 1/10 of this original unit. It was defined as a ratio of power levels of 10 to 1 (ten times the
power or one-tenth the power). Who originally invented the decibel unit?
A. Blaise Pascal B. Carl Friedrich Gauss
C. Johann Gauss D. Alexander Graham Bell