Using an Unsolved Problem to Motivate Student Interest in Mathematics
This “in the classroom” note stems from using a spreadsheet in exploring an open problem in mathematics by pre-college students of different grade levels. While being accessible to the upper elementary and middle school students, the activities the note suggests reveal the tool’s potential for some...
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| description | This “in the classroom” note stems from using a spreadsheet in exploring an open problem in mathematics by pre-college students of different grade levels. While being accessible to the upper elementary and middle school students, the activities the note suggests reveal the tool’s potential for some deeper investigations towards fostering the students’ interest in more advanced mathematics. Due to a simple access to the problem combined with its rich spreadsheet-enhanced milieu for questioning and conjecturing, many collateral problems can be posed by teachers and their students alike. A possibility of extending and deepening one’s experience in mathematical observation and computational verification which goes beyond an average mathematics classroom and aimed at “special needs” of mathematically advanced students is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1952beb5fb64b44827a89f0c2f6bace2023-01-03T05:35:58ZengMcMaster UniversitySpreadsheets in Education1448-61562021-09-01Using an Unsolved Problem to Motivate Student Interest in MathematicsViktor FreimanSergei AbramovichThis “in the classroom” note stems from using a spreadsheet in exploring an open problem in mathematics by pre-college students of different grade levels. While being accessible to the upper elementary and middle school students, the activities the note suggests reveal the tool’s potential for some deeper investigations towards fostering the students’ interest in more advanced mathematics. Due to a simple access to the problem combined with its rich spreadsheet-enhanced milieu for questioning and conjecturing, many collateral problems can be posed by teachers and their students alike. A possibility of extending and deepening one’s experience in mathematical observation and computational verification which goes beyond an average mathematics classroom and aimed at “special needs” of mathematically advanced students is discussed.https://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/28010-using-an-unsolved-problem-to-motivate-student-interest-in-mathematics.pdf |
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