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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ813442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-0839
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The Pizza Problem: A Solution with Sequences
Shafer, Kathryn G.; Mast, Caleb J.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v14 n3 p176-181 Oct 2008
This article addresses the issues of coaching and assessing. A preservice middle school teacher's unique solution to the Pizza problem was not what the professor expected. The student's solution strategy, based on sequences and a reinvention of Pascal's triangle, is explained in detail. (Contains 8 figures.)
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Geometric Concepts, Middle School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving, Geometry, Secondary School Mathematics, Computation, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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