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1.0 PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATHEMATICS

1.1 Problem Solving
How to Solve It:
A great discovery solves a great problem but there is a grain of discovery in the solution
of any problem. Your problem may be modest; but if it challenges your curiosity and
brings into play your inventive facilities, and if you solve it by your own means, you may
experience the tension and enjoy the triumph of discovery.

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1.2 Four Phases in Solving a Problem

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1.3 Problem Solving Approach

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My early problem-solving courses focused on problems amenable to solutions by Polya-

type heuristics: draw a diagram, examine special cases or analogies, specialize,
generalize, and so on. Over the years the courses evolved to the point where they focused
less on heuristics per se and more on introducing students to fundamental ideas: the
importance of mathematical reasoning and proof..., for example, and of sustained
mathematical investigations (where my problems served as starting points for serious
explorations, rather than tasks to be completed).

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2.0 PROBLEM POSING

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Problem Posing in Mathematics

2.3 Problem Posing phases

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2.4 Problem Posing in Mathematics Learning

3.0 WAYS TO CHANGE A PROBLEM

3.1 Change the Numbers

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3.2 Change the Geometry

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3.3 Change the Operation

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3.4 Change the Objects under Study

3.5 Remove a Condition or Add New Conditions

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3.6 Remove or Add Context

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3.7 Repeat a Process

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4.0 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROBLEM POSING

4.1 Benefit of Problem and Problem Posing

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4.2 Relation of Problem Solving and Problem Posing Method

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4.3 The Process of Posing a Problem

5.0 CONCLUSION

REFERENCES
Research in Science Education
The art of problem posing
Affect and mathematical problem solving
Practical and theoretical foundations for implementing creative problem solving strategies for
instruction in technology education
Journal of Creative Behavior
Instructional strategies for technology education