Outlining - the Standard Topic Outline Form

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Outlining—the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: True or False Questions.
(1)
Not all problems are solvable. The problem of Hamlet belongs to the unsolvable ones.
(2)
The lecture is largely devoted to how to solve the kind of problems that the student of Mathematics was involved in.
(3)
The solution is called an "A-ha" solution because English people sometimes say "A-ha" when they hit upon a good idea.
(4)
Poincare was a French Psychologist.
(5)
Polya was a famous mathematician.
(6)
Although Polya's description of the solving process mainly concerns insight problems, his ideas can be applied in all sorts of areas.
(7)
Polya's description has four stages, from "understanding the problem" to "looking forward".
(8)
Finally the lecturer advises people to summarize their successful experience of solving a problem so that they can use the method next time.

2. Suggested abbreviations:
  mathematics: maths.     emotional: emot.
  sometimes: s'times.     mathematician: mathc.
  experience: exp.       problem: prob.

3. Note-taking: Complete the following outline.
Title:
Ⅰ. Not all problems are solvable
  A. The st's
problem can be solved
  B. Hamlet's
problem might have
  C. Many
Ⅱ. Solution to
  A.
solution
    Also called
    Eng. people s'times say
when
.
    e.g.
  B. Polya's description:
stages
    1.
      gathers
      asks: (1)
            (2)
    2. Devising a plan
      makes use of
to decide on
      asks: (1)
            (2)
            Polya calls it
            (3)
            Polya calls it
            St. stays here until
    3.
the plan
      carries out
      checks
    4.
      asks:
Ⅲ. Conclusion
 

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Outlining—the Standard Topic Outline Form

1. General Comprehension: True or False Questions.
(1)
Not all problems are solvable. The problem of Hamlet belongs to the unsolvable ones.
(2)
The lecture is largely devoted to how to solve the kind of problems that the student of Mathematics was involved in.
(3)
The solution is called an "A-ha" solution because English people sometimes say "A-ha" when they hit upon a good idea.
(4)
Poincare was a French Psychologist.
(5)
Polya was a famous mathematician.
(6)
Although Polya's description of the solving process mainly concerns insight problems, his ideas can be applied in all sorts of areas.
(7)
Polya's description has four stages, from "understanding the problem" to "looking forward".
(8)
Finally the lecturer advises people to summarize their successful experience of solving a problem so that they can use the method next time.

2. Suggested abbreviations:
  mathematics: maths.     emotional: emot.
  sometimes: s'times.     mathematician: mathc.
  experience: exp.       problem: prob.

3. Note-taking: Complete the following outline.
Title:
Ⅰ. Not all problems are solvable
  A. The st's
problem can be solved
  B. Hamlet's
problem might have
  C. Many
Ⅱ. Solution to
  A.
solution
    Also called
    Eng. people s'times say
when
.
    e.g.
  B. Polya's description:
stages
    1.
      gathers
      asks: (1)
            (2)
    2. Devising a plan
      makes use of
to decide on
      asks: (1)
            (2)
            Polya calls it
            (3)
            Polya calls it
            St. stays here until
    3.
the plan
      carries out
      checks
    4.
      asks:
Ⅲ. Conclusion