problem solving Archives - The Nature of Mathematics

Video Links 16-3

August 11, 2015July 22, 2015 by elaine

Video:
Solving Systems Using Matrices (time: 9:58)
… See the whole entry

September 24, 2015July 9, 2015 by elaine

The entire section provides additional practice with Polya’s problem solving procedure, which we restate here … See the whole entry

September 24, 2015July 9, 2015 by elaine

September 24, 2015July 9, 2015 by elaine

Introduction to problem solving
1. principle of substitution
2. procedure
3. translating
  1. sum
  2. difference
  3. product
  4. quotient
Number relationships
1. formulate an equation
2. consecutive integers
Distance relationships
Pythagorean relationships
1. If two sides of a right triangle are know, the third can be found

November 26, 2018June 18, 2015 by elaine

PASCAL’S TRIANGLE:
An interactive version of Pascal’s Triangle.
http://mathforum.org/dr.cgi/pascal.cgi

PROBLEM SOLVING:
This site give a nice introduction to problem-solving.
http://mathfocus.tripod.com/page3.html
A site which lists other sites on mathematical puzzles:
https://www.mynhusd.org/… See the whole entry

August 30, 2015June 18, 2015 by elaine

Videos:

Questions to ask yourself to help with your success in mathematics (time: 4:18)

Problem solving strategies (time 3:10)

Creativity and Problem Solving (time: 8:57)

Here is a short clip showing how to build Pascal’s triangle:??? Pascals triangle … See the whole entry

September 24, 2015June 18, 2015 by elaine

A word of encouragement
Hints for success
Writing mathematics
Guidelines for solving
1. problem solving
2. problem levels
3. guideline; list (see below)
Problem solving by patterns
1. Pascal’s triangle
2. Street problem
3. Cows and chickens
4. Birth orders