Abstract
Deeper understanding of important mathematical concepts by students may be promoted through the (initial) use of heuristic proofs, especially when the concepts are also related back to previously encountered mathematical ideas or tools. The approach is illustrated by use of the Pontryagin maximum principle which is then illuminated by reference to a constrained static optimization problem.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 609-614 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Pontryagin maximum principle
- adjoint equations
- dynamic programming
- heuristic proof
- lagrange multipliers
- static constrained optimization
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