A Guide to Mathematical Discovery
Ian Ocrant · Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12 · 1973
Introductory Note. Teachers are often told to teach students by the discovery method. As a junior student at George Washington High School, the writer of this article used the discovery method as described here while participating in a Computer Mathematics Curriculum Project sponsored by the National Science Foundation and directed by William Dorn and Ruth Hoffman of the University of Denver. Ian was asked to document his thinking in a diary fashion so that others could see, firsthand, the discovery method at work. Irwin J. Hoffman, George Washington High School, Denver, Colorado.