Bassarear+Notes

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Polya's Four Steps
 * 1) understand the problem
 * 2) devise a plan
 * 3) monitor your plan
 * 4) look back at your work


 * own your work, ask questions, make sure you understand, reflect on your thought process
 * be an active reader, think about the material, ask questions
 * use these four steps as a guide, buy them
 * after solving a problem, reflect on the tools you used
 * textbook word problems versus real-life problems