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This book introduces ten problem-solving strategies by first presenting the strategy and then applying it to problems in elementary mathematics. In doing so, first the common approach is shown, and then a more elegant strategy is provided. Elementary mathematics is used so that the reader can focus on the strategy and not be distracted by some more sophisticated mathematics.

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Introduction; Working Backwards; Adopting a Different Point of View; Finding a Pattern; Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem; Accounting for All Possibilities; Considering Extreme Cases; Making a Drawing; Intelligent Guessing and Testing; Accounting for all Possibilities; Organizing Data; Logical Reasoning;

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    A Paperback / softback by Alfred S Posamentier, Stephen Krulik

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      Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Publication Date: 29/04/2015
      ISBN13: 9789814651639, 978-9814651639
      ISBN10: 981465163X

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      Book Synopsis
      This book introduces ten problem-solving strategies by first presenting the strategy and then applying it to problems in elementary mathematics. In doing so, first the common approach is shown, and then a more elegant strategy is provided. Elementary mathematics is used so that the reader can focus on the strategy and not be distracted by some more sophisticated mathematics.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Working Backwards; Adopting a Different Point of View; Finding a Pattern; Solving a Simpler Analogous Problem; Accounting for All Possibilities; Considering Extreme Cases; Making a Drawing; Intelligent Guessing and Testing; Accounting for all Possibilities; Organizing Data; Logical Reasoning;

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