PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS: FROM COMMON APPROACHES TO EXEMPLARY STRATEGIES (Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond) - Hardcover

Posamentier, Alfred S; Krulik, Stephen

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9789814651622: PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS: FROM COMMON APPROACHES TO EXEMPLARY STRATEGIES (Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond)

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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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This book introduces ten problem-solving strategies by first presenting the strategy and then applying it to problems in elementary mathematics. In so doing, the common less efficient approach is first mentioned and then the effective strategy is shown. 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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9789814651639: Problem-Solving Strategies In Mathematics: From Common Approaches To Exemplary Strategies (Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond)

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ISBN 10:  981465163X ISBN 13:  9789814651639
Publisher: Wspc, 2015
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