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Mathematics Research and Institutions

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Test your general knowledge regarding the historical and administrative aspects of mathematics. This includes questions on professional mathematical societies, academic journals, and global research conferences. These topics occasionally appear in general awareness and current affairs sections.

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Mathematics Research and Institutions Questions

Multiple choice

What was the controversy surrounding the 2002 International Congress of Mathematicians?

  1. The decision to hold the conference in Beijing

  2. The high cost of registration

  3. The lack of diversity among the speakers

  4. The decision to allow a speaker who had made controversial statements
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The 2002 International Congress of Mathematicians, held in Beijing, China, was the subject of controversy after the conference organizers decided to hold the conference in a country with a history of human rights abuses.

Multiple choice

Which mathematical conference was held in a fully virtual format in 2025?

  1. The International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. The Joint Mathematics Meetings

  3. The European Mathematical Society Conference

  4. The African Mathematical Union Conference
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The 2025 International Congress of Mathematicians is scheduled to be held in a fully virtual format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple choice

What was the controversy surrounding the 1998 International Congress of Mathematicians?

  1. The decision to hold the conference in Berlin

  2. The high cost of registration

  3. The lack of diversity among the speakers

  4. The decision to allow a speaker who had made controversial statements
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The 1998 International Congress of Mathematicians, held in Berlin, Germany, was the subject of controversy after the conference organizers decided to hold the conference in a city with a history of anti-Semitism.

Multiple choice

Which mathematical conference was held in a hybrid format in 2026?

  1. The International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. The Joint Mathematics Meetings

  3. The European Mathematical Society Conference

  4. The African Mathematical Union Conference
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Explanation

The 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings is scheduled to be held in a hybrid format, with some sessions taking place in person and others taking place online.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a major topic in the philosophy of mathematics in the 21st century?

  1. The nature of mathematical objects

  2. The foundations of mathematics

  3. The relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences

  4. The role of mathematics in education
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The role of mathematics in education is not a major topic in the philosophy of mathematics in the 21st century. The three major topics are the nature of mathematical objects, the foundations of mathematics, and the relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a major work in the philosophy of mathematics in the 21st century?

  1. Naturalism in Mathematics

  2. The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice

  3. Mathematics and the Good Life

  4. Gödel's Proof
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Gödel's Proof is not a major work in the philosophy of mathematics in the 21st century. It was published in 1931 and is considered to be one of the most important works in the history of mathematics.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a major journal in the philosophy of mathematics?

  1. The Journal of Philosophy

  2. Mind

  3. Philosophical Review

  4. Synthese
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Synthese is not a major journal in the philosophy of mathematics. The three major journals are The Journal of Philosophy, Mind, and Philosophical Review.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a major conference in the philosophy of mathematics?

  1. The Annual Meeting of the Association for Symbolic Logic

  2. The European Conference on Mathematics and Philosophy

  3. The International Congress of Mathematicians

  4. The World Congress of Philosophy
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The World Congress of Philosophy is not a major conference in the philosophy of mathematics. The three major conferences are The Annual Meeting of the Association for Symbolic Logic, The European Conference on Mathematics and Philosophy, and The International Congress of Mathematicians.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a major research center in the philosophy of mathematics?

  1. The Center for Philosophy of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh

  2. The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University of Amsterdam

  3. The Oxford Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science

  4. The Stanford Center for Logic and the Philosophy of Science
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The Oxford Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science is not a major research center in the philosophy of mathematics. The three major research centers are The Center for Philosophy of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University of Amsterdam, and The Stanford Center for Logic and the Philosophy of Science.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a peer-reviewed mathematics journal?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Annals of Mathematics

  3. Mathematics Magazine

  4. The Mathematical Intelligencer
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The Mathematical Intelligencer is a non-peer-reviewed mathematics journal.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the oldest mathematics journal still in publication?

  1. Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées

  2. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

  3. Acta Mathematica

  4. Annales de l'Institut Fourier
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Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées was first published in 1836 and is still in publication today.

Multiple choice

Which of the following mathematics journals is published by the American Mathematical Society?

  1. Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

  2. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

  3. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

  4. Mathematics of Computation
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All of the above mathematics journals are published by the American Mathematical Society.

Multiple choice

Which of the following mathematics journals is published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics?

  1. The Annals of Statistics

  2. The Annals of Probability

  3. The Journal of the American Statistical Association

  4. Statistical Science
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The Annals of Statistics is published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Multiple choice

Which of the following mathematics journals is published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics?

  1. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

  2. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

  3. SIAM Journal on Optimization

  4. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
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All of the above mathematics journals are published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

Multiple choice

Which of the following mathematics journals is published by the European Mathematical Society?

  1. Annales Scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure

  2. Inventiones Mathematicae

  3. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik

  4. Mathematische Annalen
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All of the above mathematics journals are published by the European Mathematical Society.