Monograph No. 8: Microcomputer Development
September 1982
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
34 – 35
Heuristic Problem Solving and the Microcomputer
Pat Hyde
The microcomputer is an exciting new educational tool with which mathematics and heuristic problem solving can be taught. Programming should not be taught for its own sake. Rather, it should be taught as required to enhance students’ problem-solving skills.