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• Mathematics is at the core of every branch of science and engineering.

• Fast Facts

  1. Largest known prime number: 2^13466917 - 1
  2. March 14th is referred to as "Pi Day"
  3. Earliest math text: 1900 BC, Mesopotamia
  4. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

• Branches of Mathematics

  1. Calculus: Studies the behavior of change in a function
  2. Geometry: A study of space and how differently shaped objects are oriented and sized within that space
  3. Trigonometry: A branch of geometry that focuses on the study of triangles
  4. Number Theory: Deals with the properties of numbers, most often it focuses on integers
  5. Probability: A quantitative study of chance and the likelihood/frequency that events will occur
  6. Differential Mathematics: Used to solve multivariable equations that include functions unknowns dependent on derivatives of the original functions
  7. Cryptography: Deals with coding and decoding information

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