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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

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1989.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Iberoamerican Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Iberoamerican Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1991.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1993.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Central European Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Central European Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1994.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Nordic Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Nordic Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1995.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Baltic Way Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Baltic Way Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1996.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Romanian Master of Mathematics?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Romanian Master of Mathematics, starting in 1997.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Iranian Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Iranian Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1998.

Multiple choice

Which journal publishes the problems and solutions of the Polish Mathematical Olympiad?

  1. The American Mathematical Monthly

  2. The Mathematical Gazette

  3. The Mathematical Magazine

  4. The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mathematical Gazette publishes the problems and solutions of the Polish Mathematical Olympiad, starting in 1999.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an International Mathematical Conference?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The International Conference on Machine Learning is a conference on machine learning, not mathematics.

Multiple choice

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held every how many years?

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 6

  4. 8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held every four years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an award given at the International Congress of Mathematicians?

  1. Fields Medal

  2. Nevanlinna Prize

  3. Gauss Prize

  4. Abel Prize
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Abel Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, not the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Multiple choice

The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation is held every how many years?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation is held every two years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an award given at the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation?

  1. ISSAC Award

  2. ACM SIGSAM Outstanding Paper Award

  3. Knuth Prize

  4. Godel Prize
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Godel Prize is awarded by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science, not the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation.

Multiple choice

The International Conference on Number Theory is held every how many years?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Conference on Number Theory is held every three years.