Before completing this activity, you must read "Slide Rules" at http://www.hpmuseum.org/sliderul.htm.

Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities. When you have answered all of the questions, a box will pop-up with your score.

Print this page. Write your Name on it and turn it in for a grade. Your grade will not be recorded unless you turn in this page.

1. When was the logarithm that led to the slide rule discovered?

   1.   ?    1614
   2.   ?    1200
   3.   ?    1468
   4.   ?    1249

2. Who discovered the logarithm that "made it possible to perform multiplications and divisions by addition and subtraction"?

   1.   ?    John Napier
   2.   ?    Edmund Gunter
   3.   ?    William Oughtred

3. Who developed the number line "in which the positions of the numbers were proportional to their logs"?

   1.   ?    Edmund Gunter
   2.   ?    John Napier
   3.   ?    William Oughtred

4. Fill in the Blank:
   "____________________ simplified things further by taking two of Gunter's lines and sliding them relative to each other thus eliminating the dividers."

   1.   ?    William Oughtred
   2.   ?    Edmund Gunter
   3.   ?    John Napier

5. What is a Mannheim?

   1.   ?    "a standard single-face rule with scales to solve problems in multiplication, division, squares, square roots, reciprocals, trigonometry, and logarithms"
   2.   ?    "the single sided rule similar to a Polyphase but with and inverted A scale (typically labeled R) instead of an inverted C scale (CI) "
   3.   ?    "a rule with the trigonometric scales (S, ST, T) marked in degrees and tenths of a degree"

6. What is a Duplex?

   1.   ?    "a double-faced rule. Typically added three folded scales (CF, CIF, DF) to those of the Polyphase rule to make many problems easier to solve"
   2.   ?    "the single sided rule similar to a Polyphase but with and inverted A scale (typically labeled R) instead of an inverted C scale (CI)"
   3.   ?    "a rule with that read both common and natural logs"

7. What is a Trig?

   1.   ?    "a rule with scales for solving trigonometry problems (S, ST, T)"
   2.   ?    "a rule with the trigonometric scales (S, ST, T) marked in degrees and tenths of a degree"
   3.   ?    "a rule with scales for raising numbers to powers. (Scales usually started with LL)"

8. Which one is a "Sterling Slide Rule"?

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9. Which one is a "Mannheim Polyphase Slide Rule"?

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10. Which one is a "Concise Pocket Circular Slide Rule"?

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11. Which one is a "Nuclear Bomb Effects Computer"?

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12. Which one is a "Pickett 14 U.S. Military Slide Rule"?

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