Engaging Contexts for the Game of Nim

Autor/inn/en	Reeves, Charles A.; Gleichowski, Rosemarie Reeves
Titel	Engaging Contexts for the Game of Nim
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 12 (2007) 5, S.251-255 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Algebra; Educational Games; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Instruction; Middle School Students; Secondary School Mathematics; Equations (Mathematics); Problem Solving; Mathematical Logic; Thinking Skills; Spatial Ability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Problemlösen; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Denkfähigkeit; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen
Abstract	Middle school teachers realize the value of students playing games in mathematics classes if those games emphasize problem-solving strategies, algebraic reasoning, or spatial sense. This article describes various versions of the traditional game of nim and shows how working backward can be used to find a winning strategy. The link is then made between working backward and solving equations. This particular strategy becomes increasingly valuable as students approach their first algebra course. (Contains 6 figures and a bibliography.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10