Activities: Activities to Introduce Maxima-Minima Problems.

Pleacher, David

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Publication Date: 1991

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Activities: Activities to Introduce Maxima-Minima Problems.

Pleacher, David

Mathematics Teacher, v84 n5 p379-86 May 1991

Presented are student activities that involve two standard problems from geometry and calculus--the volume of a box and the bank shot on a pool table. Problem solving is emphasized as a method of inquiry and application with descriptions of the results using graphical, numerical, and physical models. (JJK)

Descriptors: Analytic Geometry, Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Graphs, Manipulative Materials, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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Language: English

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