MCCME Open Environment for Worldwide Mathematical Education Moscow, April 8–11, 2015 1 Problem Solving Approach as a Tradition in Russian Mathematical Education Dr. Ivan Yashchenko, Director of MCCME “If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.” George Pólya, Mathematical Discovery on Understanding, Learning, and Teaching Problem Solving
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MCCME Open Environment for Worldwide Mathematical Education Moscow, April 8–11, 2015 1
Problem Solving Approach as a
Tradition in Russian Mathematical Education
Dr. Ivan Yashchenko,Director of MCCME
“If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.”
George Pólya, Mathematical Discovery on Understanding, Learning, and Teaching
Problem Solving
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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First regular math textbooks appear in Russian in 17th century
Right: The textbook on math by Leonard Euler
Left: Arithmetic (1703). Leontiy Magnitsky. The first math hand-book which was in use as a school textbook for handreds years
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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The first textbook on geometry (1709). The book was edited by Peter the Great
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Задачники как отдельный вид учебных материалов появляются в России в конце XVII – начале XVIII века.
Above: Initial base of a pure mathematics by Nikolay Fuss (1820)Left: Initial base of mathematics by Nikolay Muravyov (1752)
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Arithmetical problem books for technical schools and preliminary courses for gymnasiums. 1911(left), 1876 (right)
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Anti-alcohol math problems. The book issued in 1914
Problem books can carry not only pure educational function
History knows cases when that genre had been used for many goals, particularly for a social propaganda
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Math Olympiads problem books of Soviet period
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Famous geometry problems in books by V.Prasolov
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Since 1935 starts the Moscow Mathematical Olympiad
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Mathematical feast – a real opportunity to find future mathematicians and inspire their mathematical thinking and activity
Left: MF problem bookRight: the same
Problem books from 17th century to present days
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Задачники как отдельный вид учебных материалов появляются в России в конце XVII века.
Problem books from 17th century to present days
Regular school textbooks traditionally contain large amount of problems in the course and
extra curriculum
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Learning complex by N.Vilenkin for grades 5-6
1816 problems 1578 problems
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Learning complex by Yu.Makarychev for grades 7-9
1410 problems 1503problems1351problems
Regular school textbooks traditionally contain large amount of problems in the course and
extra curriculum
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The most common textbook by N.Kolmogorov for grades 10-11
1451 problems
Regular school textbooks traditionally contain large amount of problems in the course and
extra curriculum
Solving problems in Russian schools is not just
that a problem must be solved
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There might be a serious dialogue
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And there might be mistakes from the both sides
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Free database for Olympiad problems http://www.problems.ru
Nowadays the Internet access to databases of math problems becomes a