Skip to content

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Podcast

Your Favorite Weekly Trivia Podcast

Menu
  • Home
  • Shows
    • Open in Podcast App
    • Shows by Category
    • Minisodes (Quick Trivia)
    • Spotify Playlists
    • Downloads
    • Geek Trivia Questions
    • Video Trivia
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Subscribe
  • News
  • Support
    • Book of the Week
    • Sponsors
  • About
    • Rules
    • Social Media
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
  • Shop
Menu
Mathematics Trivia Header

Mathematics – Geeky Round

1

10 followed by 100 zeros is called what?
Click to Flip
A googol.

2

Which field of math is named for a mispronunciation of an arabic phrase meaning "reunion of broken parts"?
Click to Flip
Algebra, from al-jabr

3

Parabolae, hyperbolae, circles and ellipses are all part of which class of relations?
Click to Flip
Conic functions

4

What broad category can be subdivided into studies of group, rings, and fields?
Click to Flip
Algebra

5

To be considered a function, a relation must pass what test?
Click to Flip
The vertical line test

6

To fully study this field, one will need to be able to write in at least four colours.
Click to Flip
Topology

7

What term is used to describe a detailed study of real numbers, often being used to justify calculus?
Click to Flip
Real analysis

8

What number is denoted by a lowercase j in electrical engineering and a lowercase i in virtually every other context?
Click to Flip
The square root of negative one

9

What function created by physicist Paul Dirac accidentally spawned the theory and study of distributions?
Click to Flip
The Dirac delta function

10

Which branch of math deals exclusively with terms of a single variable with exponent 1 or constants?
Click to Flip
Linear algebra

Share:

The Nerdy Round >>

Follow the show:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Google Play
  • iTunes Podcasts
  • Reddit
  • Spotify
  • Stitcher
  • TuneIn
  • Email

Recent Episodes

  • 209 | Illinois Trivia
  • 208 | New Mexico Trivia
  • 207 | Minnesota Trivia
  • 206 | Utah Trivia
  • 205 | Oregon Trivia

Subscribe and Follow

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Classic T-Shirt

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Classic T-Shirt

Get your official Dorky Geeky Nerdy t-shirt. Wear your love of the show with pride!

$19.90
Shop now

Mailing List

Loading
©2023 Dorky Geeky Nerdy Podcast | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme