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Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 Alfred S. Posamentier

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 By Alfred S. Posamentier

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 by Alfred S. Posamentier

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This updated edition presents ten strategies for solving a wide range of mathematics problems, plus new sample problems.

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 Summary

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12: A Resource for the Mathematics Teacher by Alfred S. Posamentier

The authors have provided a unique, strategy-focused resource supported by a wealth of engaging examples that mathematics teachers can readily use to help students develop a more purposeful, systematic, and successful approach to problem solving.
-Howard W. Smith, Superintendent
Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, Sleepy Hollow, NY

Helps both new and veteran teachers better understand the nature of problem solving as a critical mathematics process. The authors present in very simple terms the strategies that are the backbone of mathematics instruction. This indispensable material is useful at all levels, from basic stages to advanced student work to the development of top problem solvers.
-Daniel Jaye, Principal
Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ

Help students become skilled and confident problem solvers!

Demonstrating there is always more than one approach to solving a problem, well-known authors and educators Alfred S. Posamentier and Stephen Krulik present ten basic strategies that are effective for finding solutions to a wide range of mathematics problems. These tried-and-true methods-including working backwards, finding a pattern, adopting a different point of view, solving a simpler analogous problem, and making a visual representation-make problem solving easier, neater, and more understandable for students as well as teachers.
Providing numerous sample problems that illustrate how mathematics teachers and specialists can incorporate these techniques into their mathematics curriculum, this updated edition also includes:

  • A variety of new problems that show how to use the strategies
  • References to current NCTM standards
  • Solutions to the problems in each chapter
  • Extensive discussions of the empowering strategies used to solve sample problems

The second edition of Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 helps teachers develop students' creative problem-solving skills for success in and out of school.

Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 Reviews

The authors have provided a uniquely strategy-focused resource supported by a wealth of engaging examples that mathematics teachers can readily use to help students develop a more purposeful, systematic, and successful approach to problem solving. -- Howard W. Smith, Superintendent
This terrific resource helps both new and veteran teachers better understand the nature of problem solving as a critical mathematics process. In very simple terms, the authors present and illuminate the strategies that are the backbone of mathematics instruction. This indispensable material is useful at all levels, from basic stages to advanced student work to the development of top problem solvers. -- Daniel Jaye, Principal
Each chapter covers a different strategy and includes problems that could be solved using that strategy. This would be a great resource for any secondary mathematics teacher and a wonderful resource for the mathematics teacher educator. -- MAA Reviews, July 2008

About Alfred S. Posamentier

Alfred S. Posamentier is professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education at the City College of the City University of New York. He has authored and co-authored several resource books in mathematics education for Corwin Press. Stephen Krulik is professor of mathematics education at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he is responsible for the undergraduate and graduate preparation of mathematics teachers for Grades K-12, as well as in the inservice training of mathematics teachers at the graduate level. He teaches a wide variety of courses, among them the History of Mathematics, Methods of Teaching Mathematics, and the Teaching of Problem Solving. Before coming to Temple University, he taught mathematics in the New York City public schools for 15 years, where he created and implemented several courses designed to prepare students for the SAT examination. Nationally, Krulik has served as a member of the committee responsible for preparing the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics of the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM). He was also the editor of the NCTM's 1980 yearbook Problem Solving in School Mathematics. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 books for teachers of mathematics, including Assessing Reasoning and Problem Solving: A Sourcebook for Elementary School Teachers. He has served as a consultant to and has conducted many workshops for school district throughout the United States and Canada, as well as delivering major presentations in Austria, Hungary, Australia, and international professional meetings, where his major focus is on preparing all students to reason and problem-solve in their mathematics classroom, as well as in their lives. Krulik received his BA degree in mathematics from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and his MA and EdD in mathematics education from Columbia University's Teachers College.

Table of Contents

Preface About the Authors 1. Introduction to Problem-Solving Strategies 2. Working Backwards The Working Backwards Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Working Backwards Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Working Backwards Strategy 3. Finding a Pattern The Finding a Pattern Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Finding a Pattern Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Finding a Pattern Strategy 4. Adopting a Different Point of View The Adopting a Different Point of View Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Adopting a Different Point of View Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Adopting a Different Point of View Strategy 5. Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem The Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem Strategy 6. Considering Extreme Cases The Considering Extreme Cases Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Considering Extreme Cases Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Considering Extreme Cases Strategy 7. Making a Drawing (Visual Representation) The Making a Drawing (Visual Representation) Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Making a Drawing (Visual Representation) Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Making a Drawing (Visual Representation) Strategy 8. Intelligent Guessing and Testing (Including Approximation) The Intelligent Guessing and Testing (Including Approximation) Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Intelligent Guessing and Testing (Including Approximation) Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Intelligent Guessing and Testing (Including Approximation) Strategy 9. Accounting for All Possibilities The Accounting for All Possibilities Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Accounting for All Possibilities Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Accounting for All Possibilities Strategy 10. Organizing Data The Organizing Data Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Organizing Data Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Organizing Data Strategy 11. Logical Reasoning The Logical Reasoning Strategy in Everyday Life Problem-Solving Situations Applying the Logical Reasoning Strategy to Solve Mathematics Problems Problems Using the Logical Reasoning Strategy Afterword by Herbert A. Hauptman Sources for Problems Readings on Problem Solving Index

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GOR013376358
9781412959704
1412959705
Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12: A Resource for the Mathematics Teacher by Alfred S. Posamentier
Alfred S. Posamentier
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SAGE Publications Inc
20080604
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