Problem-solving strategies for efficient and elegant solutions : a resource for the mathematics teacher
Bibliographic Information
Problem-solving strategies for efficient and elegant solutions : a resource for the mathematics teacher
Alfred S Posamentier, Stephen Krulik ; foreword by Herbert A. Hauptman
Corwin Press, c1998
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Contents of Works
- Introduction to problem-solving strategies
- Working backwards
- Finding a pattern
- Adopting a different point of view
- Solving a simpler, analogous problem
- Considering extreme cases
- Making a drawing (visual representation)
- Intelligent guessing and testing (including approximation)
- Accounting for all possibilities
- Organizing data
- Logical reasoning
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, the authors examine 10 strategies which are widely used in problem-solving, both in mathematics and real-life situations. They have selected about 200 problems to illustrate these strategies, enabling teachers to apply them to their regular instructional programme. The methods presented make the solution of a problem much easier, much `neater', much more understandable - and thereby more enjoyable.
Table of Contents
Foreword - Herbert A Hauptman
Introduction to Problem-Solving Strategies
Working Backwards
Finding a Pattern
Adopting a Different Point of View
Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem
Considering Extreme Cases
Making a Drawing (Visual Representation)
Intelligent Guessing and Testing (Including Approximation)
Accounting for All Possibilities
Organizing Data
Logical Reasoning
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Details
- NCID
- BA58229645
- ISBN
- LCCN
- 98019702
- Country Code
- us
- Title Language Code
- eng
- Text Language Code
- eng
- Place of Publication
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- Pages/Volumes
- xx, 249 p.
- Size
- 26 cm
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