Comments on: A new problem based on ye olde problem of yore http://samjshah.com/2008/08/14/a-new-problem-based-on-ye-olde-problem-of-yore/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: It’s the Thought that Counts » Blog Archive » Carnival of Mathematics #39 http://samjshah.com/2008/08/14/a-new-problem-based-on-ye-olde-problem-of-yore/#comment-351 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:06:31 +0000 http://samjshah.wordpress.com/?p=448#comment-351 [...] with no solution yet posted, head over to Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere for one that Sam Shah wrote. It’s based on a problem he found from 1896, and it’s definitely a [...]

]]> By: MariaD http://samjshah.com/2008/08/14/a-new-problem-based-on-ye-olde-problem-of-yore/#comment-333 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:57:01 +0000 http://samjshah.wordpress.com/?p=448#comment-333 “Coming up with your own problems is so much harder than solving problems. ”

You also understand the concept, and its connections, much deeper when you create problems. I routinely ask all my students to create problems for every topic they study. It’s also empowering for them. Last but not least, planning this activity is as easy as it gets :-) You just ask people to create their own problems.

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