Formulation of mathematical problems from the expected answer on (Original)

Abstract

This paper approaches a particular procedure when formulating mathematical problems: the formulation from the expected answer on; activity considered as very important because of its contribution to the students´ personality. Due to their potentialities to cover any type of mathematical content, both the formulation and problem – solving, alongside of a logical – linguistic training, these two guiding lines get integrated and linked with the rest of them. Although this technique can be applied to any type of mathematical problems, it is limited to those whose texts are related to the practice, since that is the kind of exercise which more commonly appears when teaching Mathematics.  If novel professors and students of Mathematics – Physics career put into practice the actions and operations of this procedure by means of simple exercises, they will find an understandable way of introducing it in their educational practice easily. Nowadays, within the group of primary objectives concerned with the teaching – learning process of Mathematics in Cuba, it is the proper formulation of problems. That´s why the development of its constituent abilities must be planned not only in the students´ transit from elemental to universitary education, but to the very professors´ formation as well.