Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 41 Issue 2, June 2004
10 – 12
Sums of Arithmetic Sequences: Several Problems and a Manipulative
A. Craig Loewen
An extremely powerful and important link exists between manipulatives and problem solving. Through the use of manipulatives, we come to understand mathematics; through problem solving, we are challenged to apply what we have learned.