The popcorn box activity and reasoning about optimization

• Autores: Walter J. Whiteley, Ami Mamolo
• Localización: Mathematics teacher, ISSN-e 2330-0582, ISSN 0025-5769, Vol. 105, Nº 6, 2012, págs. 420-426
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5951/mathteacher.105.6.0420
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• Resumen

  • Investigating rates of change in volume without calculation leads to an enriched sense of the optimization process and encourages reflection and connection among different approaches.

    Online extra: http://www.nctm.org/mt011/