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ERIC Number: EJ174193
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Problem Solving Approach to Teaching Mathematics
Libeskind, Shlomo
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 8, 2, 167-79, Aug 77
This paper considers the aspect of heuristic teaching in which theorems are introduced in the form of problems and the proofs of these theorems as solutions to problems. The traditional treatment along with an illustration of a heuristic approach is discussed for each of several well-known theorems. (MN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Mathematical Theory; Proof (Mathematics)