Packet 4: Tossup 9

“Controversies” this mathematician engaged in with L. E. J. Brouwer and Gottlob Frege ("FRAY-guh") centered on his formalist view of axioms. ” Quantum mechanics (15[1])is often studied (15[1])using a generalized (15[1])Euclidean space (15[1]-5[1])named for this person. (15[7]-5[2])This polymath (15[3]-5[1])helped create (15[2])the (15[1])field of algebraic geometry (-5[1])in his 1893 Nullstellensatz. (“NOOL-shtell-in-zotts”) The continuum hypothesis is a part of (*) 23 famous problems (10[7])created (10[2])by (10[1])this man (10[1])that (10[1])inspired the (10[1])Millennium Prizes. (10[1]-5[1])This person (10[1])illustrated the concept of countable and uncountable infinities (-5[2])in one paradox. For 10 points, (10[2])name this German mathematician who created a thought experiment (10[1])about (10[1])an infinite hotel. (10[3])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary