

Paperback
Published: 4th December 1995
ISBN: 9780803963627
Number Of Pages: 480
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Problem solving has always been a fundamental element of mathematics. This innovative book challenges the perception that solving a problem is merely a means to an end. Focusing on problem solving as a subject in its own right, the contributors present a broad range of practical, theoretical, simple, intricate and purely mathematical examples.
Strategies for Problem Exploration | |
Unconventional Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics Instruction | |
Interest Grabbers | |
Exciting Motivational Problems with Punch and Personality | |
Check the Answer, Please! | |
The Logic of Error | |
Trial and Success | |
Reduce, Expand, and Look for a Pattern | |
A Pigeonhole Principle for Problem Solving | |
Handling, Seeing, and Thinking Experiences in Mathematics | |
Problem Solving as a Continuous Principle for Teaching | |
Suggestions and Examples | |
Another View of Combinatorics (or Counting without Really Counting) | |
Problem Solving by the Use of Functions | |
Symmetry Saves the Solution | |
An Application of Congruence Transformations in Problem Solving | |
Graph Theory | |
Tools to Solve Mathematical Problems | |
A Different Solution for Problems with Extreme Values | |
A Didactic Journey into the World of Jakob Steiner's Ideas | |
The Problem of the Duplication of a Cube | |
Solving Mathematical Problems Using Game Strategies | |
Cooperative Learning Approaches to Mathematical Problem Solving | |
Problem Solving and the Mathematically Gifted Student | |
A Psychological Perspective | |
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ISBN: 9780803963627
ISBN-10: 0803963629
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 480
Published: 4th December 1995
Publisher: CORWIN PR INC
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 24.61 x 18.9
x 2.46
Weight (kg): 0.85
Earn 192 Qantas Points
on this Book