Problem solving has always been a fundamental element of mathematics. This innovative book challenges the perception that solving a problem is merely a means to an end. Focusing on problem solving as a subject in its own right, the contributors present a broad range of practical, theoretical, simple, intricate and purely mathematical examples.
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Alfred S. Posamentier is professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education at the City College of the City University of New York. He has authored and co-authored several resource books in mathematics education for Corwin Press.
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Alfred S. Posamentier (River Vale, NJ) is the dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. He was formerly the dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at the City College of New York. He has published over forty-five books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including The Pythagorean Theorem: The Story of Its Power and Beauty; Math Charmers: Tantalizing Tidbits for the Mind; and (with Ingmar Lehmann) Mathematical Amazements and Surprises; The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers; and Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number.
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pigeonhole principle, congruence transformations, mathematically gifted students, cube problem, check the answer, graph theory problem, problem exploration, total waiting time, complementary graph, duplication problem, bending points, fundamental counting principle, using cooperative learning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Polly Sue, New York, The Victim, Cooperative Learning Approaches, Another View of Combinatorics, Sugar Pete, Combinatorics Problem-Solving Technique, Additional Problems, Using Game Strategies, Problems With Extreme Values, United States, Motivational Problems, Unconventional Problem-Solving Strategies, South Pole, Rabbi Jacob, Old King Cole, Symmetry Saves the Solution, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Use of Functions, Sweet Caroline, Princeton University Press, Van Dusen, World Series, John Wiley, Sun Isn't Browse Sample Pages:
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pigeonhole principle, congruence transformations, mathematically gifted students, cube problem, check the answer, graph theory problem, problem exploration, total waiting time, complementary graph, duplication problem, bending points, fundamental counting principle, using cooperative learning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Polly Sue, New York, The Victim, Cooperative Learning Approaches, Another View of Combinatorics, Sugar Pete, Combinatorics Problem-Solving Technique, Additional Problems, Using Game Strategies, Problems With Extreme Values, United States, Motivational Problems, Unconventional Problem-Solving Strategies, South Pole, Rabbi Jacob, Old King Cole, Symmetry Saves the Solution, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Use of Functions, Sweet Caroline, Princeton University Press, Van Dusen, World Series, John Wiley, Sun Isn't Browse Sample Pages:
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