Mudassir Lodi

#ATTENDANCE QUIZ FOR LECTURE 5 of Dr. Z.'s Math336 Rutgers University

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LIST ALL THE ATTENDANCE QUESTIONS ASKED FOLLOWED BY THEIR ANSWERS

1) What year was Fibonacci born, and what year did he die?
Fibonacci was born c. 1170, and died c. 1250. 

2) What is the probability that in a class of 18 students, there will be 2 Julian's? 
There is roughly a 1.1% chance that there will be 2 Julian's in a class of 18 students (in the USA). 

3) What is the name of this constant? 1.618033989
Golden Ratio

4) Who invented or discovered the Leslie Matrix? Who was Patrick Leslie? 
Patrick Holt Leslie was the inventor of the Leslie Matrix. He was born in Scotland in 1900, and is most famous for his 1945 article in Biometrika, in which he discusses the Leslie Matrix.