Mathematics as active problem-solving
The book teaches readers to decode counting, logic, percentage, distance, algebra, geometry and graphing problems, while practising with games, contests and constructed problems.Exploratory / explanatoryExploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.Exploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.How the book presents it: Mathematics is presented as something to interpret, discuss and practise through varied activities, rather than only calculate on paper.
Talk about: Whether the activities genuinely clarify the underlying ideas, or mainly provide repeated practice, can be explored by asking the reader to justify each method.