Two Problem-Solving Strategies Pay Off

Author:
Charles F. Marion
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Volume 111: Issue 7
Page(s):
549–555
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.111.7.0549
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Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 9-12, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Math Topic, Functions and Trigonometry, Functions, Geometry
Keywords:
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-SRT.C.7; CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-CO.C.10; CCSS.Math.Content.HSF-TF.A.3; CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-SRT.B.4

Anyone who is looking for insights into the problem-solving process in mathematics is well advised to start with two books that have been in print for more than seven and three decades, respectively: How to Solve It (Pólya), first published in 1945; and The Art of Problem Posing (Brown and Walter) in 1983.

Contributor Notes

Charles F. Marion, charliemath@optonline.net, retired from Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, New York in 2002. He continues to relish the opportunities retirement has presented to explore the mathematical landscape in greater depth.

(Corresponding author is Marion charliemath@optonline.net)
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2018
Page Count:
7
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 May 2018
Online Publication Date:
May 2018
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