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

Posamentier, Alfred S; Krulik, Stephen

ISBN 10: 9814651621 / ISBN 13: 9789814651622

Published by World Scientific Publishing Company, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS: FROM COMMON APPROACHES TO EXEMPLARY STRATEGIES (Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond)
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814651621
• ISBN 13: 9789814651622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.