Angličtina pro matematiky I
Course materials and homework week IV.
The History of Mathematics - BBC doc (part5)
Listen to and watch the video and then choose the best answer or answers for each question.
1) Pythagoras is thought to be controversial because he a) was a strange person
b) left no mathematical writing
c) never solved any problem
2) Pythagoreans were like a sect because a) they lived together
b) excluded women
c) were not interested in politics
3) One of the characteristic themes of Greek maths was a) beautiful in geometry
b) reliance on number
4) The legend says that Pythagoras discovered harmonic series when he was walking past
a) a carpenter
b) an angler
c) a blacksmith
5) The intervals between harmonious musical notes must be in a) rational number ratio
b) whole number ratio
c) random relation
6) Pythagoras´ s follower realized that the value of the square root of two is a
a) fraction
b) rational number
c) irrational number
7) Pythagoras tried to a) publish
b) conceal
c) destroy the results of the investigations into irrationality.
8) The Plato´ s Academy a) was founded in 487 B.C.
b) valued highly arithmetic
c) was based on Pythagoras´ s discoveries
9) Match the Platonic Solids and the elements they represent.
Tetrahedron Earth
Cube Fire
Dodecahedron Water
Octahedron Universe
Icosahedron Air
10) Alexander invested in science and art because a) people demanded it
b) it was very prestigious
c) it made him a good ruler
The History of Mathematics - BBC doc (part5)
Listen to and watch the video and then choose the best answer or answers for each question.
2) Pythagoras is thought to be controversial because he a) was a strange person
b) left no mathematical writing +
c] never solved any problem
2) Pythagoreans were like a sect because a) they lived together+
b) excluded women
c) were not interested in politics
3) One of the characteristic themes of Greek maths was a) beautiful in geometry+
b) reliance on number
4) The legend says that Pythagoras discovered harmonic series when he was walking past
a) a carpenter
b) an angler
c) a blacksmith +
5) The intervals between harmonious musical notes must be in a) rational number ratio
b) whole number ratio +
c) random relation
6) Pythagoras´ s follower realized that the value of the square root of two is a
a) fraction
b) rational number
c) irrational number +
7) Pythagoras tried to a) publish
b) conceal +
c) destroy the results of the investigations into irrationality.
8) The Plato´ s Academy a) was founded in 487 B.C.
b) valued highly arithmetic
c) was based on Pythagoras´ s discoveries +
9) Match the Platonic Solids and the elements they represent.
Tetrahedron Fire
Cube Earth
Dodecahedron Universe
Octahedron Air
Icosahedron Water
10) Alexander invested in science and art because a) people demanded it
b) it was very prestigious +
c) it made him a good ruler