MATH 300(b) Mathematical Discovery and Invention-B
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Last listed
- 1974–75
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1968–69 to 1974–75; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A study of about 100 challenging problems taken from many areas of elementary mathematics — number theory, combinatorics, geometry, probability, logic. Emphasis is placed on student participation. This course was designed for those planning to go into high school _ teaching. However, the problems have universal appeal to all who like mathematics. This is'a “do” course, and is not recommended for passive ° students. ' : 2 hours lectures, one term. Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites are demanded. However, the broader and deeper one’s mathematical experience the better. This course focusses on applying one’s knowledge and ingenuity. Faculty of Mathematics .
As printed in the 1973–74 to 1974–75 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
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How it read in each calendar from 1968–69 to 1974–75, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1973–74 to 1974–75 2 calendars
A study of about 100 challenging problems taken from many areas of elementary mathematics — number theory, combinatorics, geometry, probability, logic. Emphasis is placed on student participation. This course was designed for those planning to go into high school
_ teaching. However, the problems have universal appeal to all who like
mathematics. This is'a “do” course, and is not recommended for passive ° students. ' : 2 hours lectures, one term. Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites are demanded. However, the broader and deeper one’s mathematical experience the better. This course focusses on applying one’s knowledge and ingenuity.
Faculty of Mathematics
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1968–69 to 1972–73 5 calendars
Titled Discovery and Invention in Mathematics.
The art technique of problem solving from the point of view of discovery and invention (heuristic); induction, analogy, pattern generalization, analysis, similarity and plausible reasoning. Problems will be selected from various areas of mathematics including Geometry (Euclid to Hilbert), Algebraic Structure (Groups in Algebra and Geometry), Set theory (point sets, Boolean Algebra) and Logic. 2 hours lectures.