Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics

The Sci.Math FAQ Team.
Editor: Alex López-Ortiz

e-mail: alopez-o@unb.ca

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Why a list of Frequently Asked Questions?
  • Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics?
• Fundamentals
  • Algebraic structures
  • What are numbers?
• Number Theory
  • Fermat's Last Theorem
  • Prime Numbers
• Special Numbers and Functions
  • How to compute digits of pi ?
  • Euler's formula: e^(i pi) = -1
  • What is 0^0
  • Name for f(x)^(f(x)) = x
  • Some Famous Mathematical Constants
• Human Interest
  • Indiana bill sets the value of pi to 3
  • Fields Medal
  • Erdos Number
  • Why is there no Nobel in mathematics?
  • International Mathematics Olympiad and Other Competitions
  • Who is N. Bourbaki?
• Mathematical Trivia
  • Names of Large Numbers
• Famous Problems in Mathematics
  • The Four Colour Theorem
  • The Trisection of an Angle
  • Which are the 23 Hilbert Problems?
  • Unsolved Problems
• Mathematical Games
  • The Monty Hall problem
  • Master Mind
• Axiom of Choice and Continuum Hypothesis
  • The Axiom of Choice
  • Cutting a sphere into pieces of larger volume
  • The Continuum Hypothesis
• Formulas of General Interest
  • How to determine the day of the week, given the month, day and year
  • Symbolic Computation Packages
  • Formula for the Surface Area of a sphere in Euclidean N-Space
  • Formula to compute compound interest.
• References, General Bibliography and Textbooks
• The Sci.Math FAQ Team
  • Copyright Notice
• About this document ...