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THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PANAMA

WELCOME TO MR. ALTAJI'S MATH WEB SITE.

“Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite
workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree
of fineness; but, nevertheless, what you get out
depends on what you put in. . . “

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 - 1895) English biologist

Problem Solving Tips

1. READ THE PROBLEM CAREFULLY.

2. IDENTIFY RELEVANT INFORMATION (WHAT IS GIVEN)

3. FIND WHAT THE QUESTION WANTS (WHAT IS UNKNOWN)

4. IF IT’S NOT CLEAR, RE-READ IT

5. TRY TO WRITE A SIMPLER PROBLEM USING SIMPLER NUMBERS

6. USE GRAPHS, DIAGRAMS, TABLES TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM

7. YOU CAN WORK THE PROBLEM BACKWARDS

8. TRY TO ACT THE PROBLEM OUT IF YOU CAN

9. ASSIGN VARIABLES TO THE UNKOWNS

10. WRITE THE EQUATION(S) TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

11. SOLVE THE EQUATION

12. CHECK YOUR ANSWER. DOES IT MAKE SENSE? IS THE ANSWER REASONABLE?

13. IF YOU CAN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, USE THE GUESS AND CHECK TECHNIQUE.