The Hero’s Journey

This first section is all about the hero’s journey

If there’s one big theme we’ll be playing around with throughout the book, it’s the question of ‘what constitutes good quality mathematical reasoning?’

During the first section, we’ll begin to answer that huge question by starting with a slightly more manageable one:  what does a good approach to problem solving look like?

We begin with the topic of mathematical reasoning, where we will give an overview of the three-stage framework of problem solving: entry, attack and review.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the section, you should be able to

• Describe and apply a three-stage framework for solving non-routine problems
• Reflect on the process of solving mathematical problems