Phys.Org – Staff Writer
“Innovative research at Flinders University supports the importance of creativity in problem-solving to invigorate interest in mathematics. A new book by senior lecturer in teacher education, Dr Carol Aldous, outlines strong evidence that intuitive, non-cognitive thought processes are vital in solving mathematical problems. “People have told you that feeling interferes with solving a problem, but what nobody has told you is that in the absence of feeling you won’t solve the problem,” she says.” (more)