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Author Engel, Arthur, author

Title Problem-solving strategies / Arthur Engel
Published New York : Springer, [1998]
©1998
©1998

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 MELB  510.76 Eng/Pss  AVAILABLE
Description x, 403 pages : illustrated ; 24 cm
Series Problem books in mathematics
Problem books in mathematics.
Contents 1. The Invariance Principle -- 2. Coloring Proofs -- 3. The Extremal Principle -- 4. The Box Principle -- 5. Enumerative Combinatorics -- 6. Number Theory -- 7. Inequalities -- 8. The Induction Principle -- 9. Sequences -- 10. Polynomials -- 11. Functional Equations -- 12. Geometry -- 13. Games -- 14. Further Strategies
Summary Problem-Solving Strategies is a unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students. The discussion of problem-solving strategies is extensive. It is written for trainers and participants of contests of all levels up to the highest level: IMO, Tournament of the Towns, and the noncalculus parts of the Putnam competition. It will appeal to high school teachers conducting a mathematics club who need a range of simple to complex problems and to those instructors wishing to pose a "problem of the week," "problem of the month," and "research problem of the year" to their students, thus bringing a creative atmosphere into their classrooms with continuous discussions of mathematical problems. This volume is a must-have for instructors wishing to enrich their teaching with some interesting nonroutine problems and for individuals who are just interested in solving difficult and challenging problems
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-398) and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Problem solving -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Problem solving.
Genre/Form Problems and exercises.
Author SpringerLink (Online service)
LC no. 97010090
ISBN 0387982191 (hardcover : alk. paper)