The Pizza Problem: A Solution with Sequences
Kathryn G. Shafer, Caleb J. Mast · Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School · 2008
As a mathematics educator working with preservice education majors, one of my primary goals is to provide students with problem-solving experiences. This is accomplished through the use of the “problem of the week,” or POW. Each problem is selected with a different strategy in mind. The students work independently on one problem each week; suggestions and class discussions then occur when necessary. About a month into the fall semester, I assign the Pizza problem.