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A HISTORY OF PI

The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless
a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the
times when Pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by
militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty
for readers of all ages and interests.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research
scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to
the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical
engineering. Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on
probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests;
another is linguistics (he is fluent in five languages and he has worked out a new generative
grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of grammatical sentences from a dictionary
of less than 100 unprocessed words). He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-
free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy
can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by government interference and
environmental paranoia.

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

O livro A History of Pi

A) descreve grande parte da história da matemática e da humanidade

B) é direcionado apenas para iniciantes em matemática.

C) conta a história de Petr Beckmann em tempos de repressão ao conhecimento.

D) associa conceitos matemáticos a fatos da vida cotidiana.

E) é acessível a um público diversificado.

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A HISTORY OF PI

The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless
a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the
times when Pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by
militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty
for readers of all ages and interests.
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research
scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to
the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical
engineering. Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on
probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests;
another is linguistics (he is fluent in five languages and he has worked out a new generative
grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of grammatical sentences from a dictionary
of less than 100 unprocessed words). He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-
free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy
can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by government interference and
environmental paranoia.

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

No contexto deste texto, o item lexical “stifled” pode ser traduzido por

A) sufocada.

B) desmascarada.

C) organizada.

D) promulgada.

E) institucionalizada.

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A HISTORY OF PI

The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless
a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the
times when Pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by
militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty
for readers of all ages and interests.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research
scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to
the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical
engineering. Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on
probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests;
another is linguistics (he is fluent in five languages and he has worked out a new generative
grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of grammatical sentences from a dictionary
of less than 100 unprocessed words). He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-
free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy
can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by government interference and
environmental paranoia.

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

Dentre os interesses de Petr Beckmann, NÃO se encontra(m)

A) a divulgação científica.

B) a Geografia.

C) a História.

D) a pesquisa científica.

E) as línguas estrangeiras

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A HISTORY OF PI

The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless
a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the
times when Pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by
militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty
for readers of all ages and interests.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research
scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to
the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical
engineering. Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on
probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests;
another is linguistics (he is fluent in five languages and he has worked out a new generative
grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of grammatical sentences from a dictionary
of less than 100 unprocessed words). He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-
free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy
can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by government interference and
environmental paranoia.

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

Indique o item lexical que pode substituir o sublinhado no trecho “... mostly on probability theory
and electromagnetic wave propagation.”, sem prejudicar o seu sentido.

A) absolutely

B) chiefly

C) inherently
D) randomly

E) utterly

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A HISTORY OF PI

The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless
a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the
times when Pi made progress — and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by
militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty
for readers of all ages and interests.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research
scientist for the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to
the University of Colorado, where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical
engineering. Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on
probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests;
another is linguistics (he is fluent in five languages and he has worked out a new generative
grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of grammatical sentences from a dictionary
of less than 100 unprocessed words). He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-
free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy
can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by government interference and
environmental paranoia.

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

A opção que contém a reescrita correta de “... science was being stifled by militarism or religious
fanaticism.” é: Militarism or religious fanaticism

A) were stifling science.

B) had been stifling science.

C) were being stifling science.

D) has stifling science.

E) have been stifling science.

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Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text.

I am from New Zealand, which is _____ country that is in _____ Pacific Ocean. Wellington is _____
name of _____ capital of my country.
A) a – a – a – the

B) the – a – a – the

C) a – the – the – the

D) the – a – the – the

E) a – * – the – the
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The kids were sitting __________ the grass at the park.

A) on

B) under

C) in

D) at

E) inside

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In case you are childless or an alien from outer space and managed to avoid this craze, the
Tamagotchi is a Keychain-size plastic egg that houses a small LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) in which
"lives" a creature that you nurture by pushing a variety of buttons.

– A expressão "in case" pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido, por:

A) So.

B) As.

C) When.

D) Indeed.

E) If.

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Choose the alternative that presents an irregular plural form of the noun.

A) beaches

B) fishermen

C) kilometers

D) missionaries

E) holidays
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Analise as seguintes asserções:

I. O computador analisou o passado estudantil do rapaz sem curiosidade pessoal alguma.

II. O gosto musical do rapaz é considerado de baixa qualidade pelo computador.

III. O computador utilizou-se de avançadas equações matemáticas para deduzir em que época o
rapaz havia se formado.

IV. O rapaz tem vergonha de certas bandas que costumava ouvir nos anos 90.

– Agora, assinale a alternativa correta:

A) Há apenas um item certo.

B) Há apenas dois itens certos.

C) Todos os itens estão certos.

D) Todos os itens estão errados.

E) Dos itens ímpares, apenas um está certo.

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 GABARITO
1– E

2– A
3– B
4– B
5– A
6– C

7– A
8– E
9– B
10 – A

ASSUNTOS

• Interpretação de Texto
• Verbs Tense
• Articles
• Conjunctions
• Prepositions
• Plural of Nouns