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  The World of Mathematics

2.  Give the name and date of the Princeton professor who is said to have proved Fermat's Last Theorem (which was said to be unprovable for many years).

3.  What is the name of Texas Instruments new classroom "network" for calculators and handhelds?

4.  What are the two most common types of Geometry studied today?  Hint:  think of the "founder" of Geometry.

5.  What is the difference between the answers in number 4?

6.  Who's "method" is often used in calculus to find the zeros of a curve by guessing values to get closer and closer to the actual zero?

7.  Who came up with the idea of "expanding using minors" to find the determinant of a 3x3 system?

8.  Who came up with the idea of graphing x and y values on a coordinate plane.  The xy-coordinate system is named after him.