Problem-solving Strategies In Mathematics: From Common Approaches To Exemplary Strategies
Published on 29. April 2015
Book
Hardback
188 pages
978-981-4651-62-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book introduces ten problem-solving strategies by first presenting the strategy and then applying it to problems in elementary mathematics. In doing so, first the common approach is shown, and then a more elegant strategy is provided. Elementary mathematics is used so that the reader can focus on the strategy and not be distracted by some more sophisticated mathematics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4651-62-2 (9789814651622)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction; Working Backwards; Adopting a Different Point of View; Finding a Pattern; Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem; Accounting for All Possibilities; Considering Extreme Cases; Making a Drawing; Intelligent Guessing and Testing; Accounting for all Possibilities; Organizing Data; Logical Reasoning;