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 Title: Educational Potential of a Famous Math Problem Authors: Gortcheva, Iordanka Keywords: The Snail-in-Well ProblemHumanistic Mathematics Education Issue Date: 26-May-2016 Publisher: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Association for the Development of the Information Society Citation: Proceedings of the National Conference on "Education and Research in the Information Society", Plovdiv, May, 2016, 171p-178p Series/Report no.: ADIS;2016 Abstract: Although well-known, the math problem about the snail which crawls up during the day in order to get out of a well, but slips down during the night is still full of surprises in terms of mathematical ideas. In particular problem posing an unexpected necessity of using astronomical calendar is justified. This widens the educational potential of the problem and makes it attractive for both students and teachers. Graphical representations prepared in GeoGebra dynamic mathematics environment aid inquiry-based learning. Description: Report published in the Proceedings of the National Conference on "Education and Research in the Information Society", Plovdiv, May, 2016 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10525/2781 ISSN: 1314-0752 Appears in Collections: ADIS 2016

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