The Art of Problem Solving A Resource for the Mathematics Teacher [Paperback]

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.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.Strategies for Problem Exploration - Ira Ewen
Unconventional Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics Instruction - Alfred S Posamentier
Interest Grabbers - Steven R Conrad
Exciting Motivational Problems with Punch and Personality
Check the Answer, Please! - Mario Salvadori
The Logic of Error - Ethan Akin
Trial and Success - Fred Paul
Reduce, Expand, and Look for a Pattern - Stephen Krulik and Jesse A Rudnick
A Pigeonhole Principle for Problem Solving - Alfred S Posamentier and Wei Lee
Handling, Seeing, and Thinking Experiences in Mathematics - Evan M Maletsky
Problem Solving as a Continuous Principle for Teaching - Hans Humenberger and Hans-Christian Reichel
Suggestions and Examples
Another View of Combinatorics (or Counting without Really Counting) - Stephen E Moresh
Problem Solving by the Use of Functions - Wolfgang Schulz
Symmetry Saves the Solution - David Singmaster
An Application of Congruence Transformations in Problem Solving - Jan Troják
Graph Theory - Wei Lee
Tools to Solve Mathematical Problems
A Different Solution for Problems with Extreme Values - Karl Kiesl3‚