Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12 : A Resource for the Mathematics Teacher

This Updated Edition Presents Ten Strategies For Solving A Wide Range Of Mathematics Problems, Plus New Sample Problems. Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About The Authors -- Chapter 1 - Introduction To Problem-solving Strategies -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Chapter 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 -- Sources For Problems -- Readings On Problem Solving.