Re: Setting up problems

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

I think is an important issue.  Many math courses are themselves plug
and chug in a sense, so the student get little practice applying the
math in the way we would like them to.  So just because they get a good
grade in math, this may not mean they are prepared to set up problems.
This course sounds promising.

joe

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Glenn Malin wrote:

> I am teaching Algebra 1 again after being away from it for over 25
> years.  Our school is using a "new" program called College Prep Math.  I
> am not sure that I am totally sold on the program...a bit too touchy
> feelly for my temperament....but it does seem to prepare students for
> reading problems and moving in step by step fashion to an end.  Problem
> solving is never easy but there are approaches that will help students
> along the way.  CPM has a web site at:  http://www.cpm.org
>
> Glenn Malin
> University HS
> Irvine, CA
>
> > > > prpratap@UNCG.EDU 10/8/2003 10:22:53 AM >>>
>
> Is there some way to teach students how to read a word problem and
> then
> set it up so that they can then apply the math to it?  I don't
> remember
> how I learned this, but I (and all my colleagues) seem to be rather
> good
> at this.
>
> Promod Pratap

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr.               574-284-4662
Associate Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556