Chapter 3

Question 1

The type of reasoning that uses specific examples to reach a general conclusion of something

Answer 1

Inductive Reasoning

Question 2

The conclusion formed by using inductive reasoning

Answer 2

conjecture

Question 3

an idea that may or may not be correct

Answer 3

Conjecture

Question 4

method if disproving a statement is to give

Answer 4

counterexample

Question 5

type of reasoning that uses general procedures and principles to reach a conclusion

Answer 5

Deductive reasoning

Question 6

process of reaching a general conclusion by applying general assumptions, procedures, or principles

Answer 6

Deductive Reasoning

Question 7

ordered list of numbers

Answer 7

sequence

Question 8

in what year did Jacques Binet found the formula for the nth fibonacci number

Answer 8

1543

Question 9

who invented the pascal triangle

Answer 9

Blaise Pascal

Question 10

puzzle consisting of 3 pegs and a number of disks of distinct diameters

Answer 10

Tower of Hanoi

Question 11

Who invented Tower of Hanoi and When

Answer 11

Edouard Lucas in 1883

Question 12

a recent mathematician who outlined a strategy for solving problems from virtually any discipline

Answer 12

George Polya

Question 13

father of problem solving

Answer 13

George Polya

Question 14

Polya’s 4 step Problem-Solving Strategy

Answer 14

1.) Understand the Problem
2.) Devise a plan
3.)Carry out the plan
4.) Review the solution