O enigma de Sherazade : uma proposta didática na perspectiva da matemática recreativa

Abstract

The present study has as a general objective to introduce a didactic proposal based on the book “The riddle of Scheherazade”, from the perspective of Recreational Mathematics (RM). The specific objectives are to present the potential of RM as a ludic element, to conduct a study of the tales from “The riddle of Scheherazade”, by classifying and solving historical and recreational issues through the development of a didactic proposal based on the book by Raymond Smullyan. For this development, the research is classified as applied, as to its approach as qualitative, its objectives as exploratory, and, at last, the technical procedures of investigation as documentary. The theoretical fundamentals cover Recreational Mathematics and problem-solving from the perspective of Recreational Mathematics as a methodological approach to assist the teaching-learning process, therefore, we used theoretical contributions by Bezerra (2021), Lindolfo (2021), Diniz; Smole (2016), Dante (1998), Smullyan (1998), among others. As a result, we developed a didactic sequence proposal based on issues featured in the novel “The riddle of Scheherazade”. We find that the approach of problem-solving associated with the area of Recreational Mathematics contributes significantly to the teaching-learning process, which promotes the development of logical thinking, communication, reflection, and argumentation, besides that, it enables the planning of various situations, such as the usage of games, concrete resources, technologies, reading and writing, History of Mathematics, and imagination. We hope that our suggested didactic proposal will contribute to the process of teaching and learning Mathematics by students and teachers in the final years of Elementary School.