What's the Problem With Problem Solving?
Becoming a mathematical problem solver really is the point of doing mathematics, so this article offers ideas and strategies to ensure that every lesson can be a problem solving lesson.
Becoming a mathematical problem solver really is the point of doing mathematics, so this article offers ideas and strategies to ensure that every lesson can be a problem solving lesson.
Why do you think that the red player chose that particular dot in this game of Seeing Squares?
Can you work out what kind of rotation produced this pattern of pegs in our pegboard?
What is the date in February 2002 where the 8 digits are palindromic if the date is written in the British way?
What do you notice about the date 03.06.09? Or 08.01.09? This challenge invites you to investigate some interesting dates yourself.
Can you draw a continuous line through 16 numbers on this grid so that the total of the numbers you pass through is as high as possible?
Can you draw a square in which the perimeter is numerically equal to the area?
The challenge for you is to make a string of six (or more!) graded cubes.