habits of a mathematician

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simplify the problem

I start with small cases I chunk things into small sub problems I take things apart and put them back together

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How is this work a demonstration of the habit simplify the problem?

2. Answer one... Was this habit useful in helping you make sense of the task? How? If not, how would you revise your use of the habit so that it was helpful?

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habits of a mathematician

3. Becoming a Habit... Select a position on the continuum that best represents your development toward making simplify the problem a habit of yours in working with problems. Explain, in writing, why you chose that position.

I can define this habit

I can recognize it when I see it

I can use it when someone suggests it

I try to use it on my own

I use it on my own in strategic ways