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The Art of Problem Posing

Book information

Publisher
Lawrence Erlbaum
Year
2005
ISBN
9780805849769, 9780805849776, 9781410611833, 0805849769, 0805849777
LCC
QA63.B76 2005
Open Library ID
OL7938195M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11954887 bytes)
Edition
3rd ed
Pages
193\193
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

The Art of Problem Posing is a great book. The authors provide a step by step method for learning about, and solving problems in, mathematics. The method is as follows:
Level O:
Choose a starting point ie a problem or a concept in math
Level 1:
Define the attributes of a problem or concept
Level 2:
Ask what if not for each concept.
Level 3:
Ask Questions about the results of 0 - 2.
Level 4:
Analyze (solve) the problem

The authors use fairly accessible math in the process of explaining their techniques, including the Pythagorean Theorem and a few other concepts that most people will know.

I want to emphasize that this book is not just about problem posing; it also offers a technique for problem solving. The authors note that the two cannot really be completely separated.

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