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SUCCEED WITH MATH:
Chapter 3. Problem Solving The aim of this chapter is to help you discover some problem-solving strategies based on the kind of improvising you use in solving puzzlesan approach you may not have thought of applying to mathematics before. What makes for good problem solving? Knowledge of mathematics
of course, but also patience, persistence, and experience. It
may seem to the beginner that math teachers (or experts) are just
pulling next steps out of the air when, in fact, ideas are coming
from all of their past experience and close scrutiny of the problem.
Keeping track of your thoughts, pursuing all possibilities, and
lining up your data in the form of tables to help see patterns
are just a few of many ways to succeed in problem solving. You will become skilled at these strategies as you gain experience... |
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