The author discusses computing machines in the first paragraph primarily in order to ______.

单项选择题The author suggests that a mathematician asked to solve a problem in an ill-defined situation would first attempt to ______.

单项选择题According to the passage, scientists are skeptical toward their equations because scientists ______.

单项选择题According to the author, how is the approach of physicists to solving scientific problems

单项选择题According to the passage, mathematicians present a danger to scientists because ______.

单项选择题The author's attitude toward Sophocles's statement is ______.