Mathematics as Problem Solving

Retelling the best solutions and sharing the secrets of discovery are part of the process of teaching problem solving. Ideally, this process is characterized by mathematical skill, good taste, and wit. It is a characteristically personal process and the best such teachers have surely left their pers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soifer, Alexander
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2009, 2009
Edition:2nd ed. 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Language and Some Celebrated Ideas
  • Numbers
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Combinatorial Problems
  • Chess 7 × 7
  • Farewell to the Reader