1. Probably the most well-known mathematician, this man was knighted in 1705 by Queen Anne of England.. ______________________________________________________

2. Who is the Cartesian Plane named after? _________________________________________________________

3. Who was the mathematician to (recently) prove Fermat's Last Theorem? _________________________________

4. Where did the mathematician in Question #3 go to school, and what degree did he earn there? ____________________________________________

4. Name 2 African-American Mathematicians who are still living. _________________________________________

5. This mathematician wrote "The Elements", a massive work dealing with geometry. __________________________

6. Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics? ____________________________________

7. Who is considered the "Greatest Black Mathematician"? ______________________________________________

8. What famous mathematician/scientist invented the modern-day compass? (originally called a sector)

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9. The history of Algebra began in which two ancient countries? __________________________________________

10. The Hindus introduced negative numbers to represent debts. The first known use of this was by the Hindu Mathematician ________________________.

11. On the basis of Newton's Theory, this mathematician calculated the orbit of the great comit of 1682, named after him.

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12. List three mathematicians who are featured on stamps that were issued by the country of France.

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