Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 41, Issue 2

Sums of Arithmetic Sequences: Several Problems and a Manipulative

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.