Problems to Think: Math problems for gifted children and their teachers

By Larisa Altshuler

The book " Problems to Think" contains 250 challenging and entertaining math problems for middle school children.The problems include a variety of topics: numbers, order of operations, sequences, word problems, and many others. The majorityare unconventional according to the standards of most middle school math programs. Theproblems have different levels of difficulty, from quite basic to what might appear on intenational junior mathematical competitions.The carefully selected interesting and challenging problems are accompanied by clear solutions, sometimes with discussions of other possible methods of solving them.The book is addressed to boys and girls to stimulate their interest in mathematics and attract them to the process of concentrated thinking, and the joyful satisfaction it brings.The book is also designed to help middle school teachers and parents who are looking for a pragmatic aid to help develop talented children into creative thinkers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1460964233
• ISBN13: 9781460964231
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"