MATH 3300– Content Standards

Title: Problem Solving with Computers

To use technology to explore problem solving in mathematics as
. . . a curricular goal
. . . an instructional strategy
. . . the essential core of mathematics
. . . a process for doing mathematics

To use technology to solve mathematics problems.

To develop a "can do" approach to mathematics problems solving.

To understand and describe mathematics problem solving as more process than product.

To become a mathematics problem solver.

To use problem contexts to create mathematics demonstrations.

To use problem solving to construct new ideas of mathematics for yourself.

To engage in mathematical investigations.

To engage in some independent investigations of mathematics topics from the secondary school curriculum or appropriate for that level.

To communicate mathematics ideas that arise from mathematics investigations.

To consider ways to assess problem solving performance.