On Research Questions: Checking Your Understanding

1. Question 8.1

   Patrick Bahls says that mathematics can be which of the following?

   A.

   experimental

   B.

   complex

   C.

   misunderstood

   D.

   easy

2. Question 8.2

   How do mathematicians experiment, according to Bahls?

   A.

   by building models

   B.

   by poring through data to understand what’s happening

   C.

   by getting their hands literally wet in a lab

   D.

   by observing real-world scenarios

3. Question 8.3

   Which of the following does Bahls not mention as part of the process of solving a problem?

   A.

   synthesizing the data

   B.

   testing the data in a lab

   C.

   reflecting on the data

   D.

   analyzing the data

4. Question 8.4

   What rules does your data need to follow?

   A.

   the accepted rules of rhetoric

   B.

   the rules of pure mathematics

   C.

   the guidelines of the journal to which you submit the paper

   D.

   the accepted rules of logical inference

5. Question 8.5

   Who agrees on what rules you’re allowed to follow in mathematical research?

   A.

   the chair of the Council of Mathematics

   B.

   Plato and Aristotle

   C.

   the 1953 Edicts of Higher Mathematics

   D.

   the community of mathematicians