Problem-solving strategies for efficient and elegant solutions, grades 6-12 : a resource for the mathematics teacher /
Posamentier, Alfred S.
Krulik, Stephen.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-260).
Introduction to problem-solving strategies -- Working backwards -- Finding a pattern -- Adopting a different point of view -- Solving a simpler analogous problem -- Considering extreme cases -- Making a drawing (visual representation) -- Intelligent guessing and testing (including approximation) -- Accounting for all possibilities -- Organizing data -- Logical reasoning.
Problem solving.
Mathematics