"Unknown to known" is used for which teaching method ?

Mathematics is the study of numbers, shape, quantity, and patterns. The nature of mathematics is logical and it relies on logic and connects learning with learners' day-to-day life.

• Teaching methods of mathematics include problem-solving, lecture, inductive, deductive, analytic, synthetic, heuristic and discovery methods. Teacher adopts any method according to the needs and interests of students.

Key Points

Analytic method: 

• In this method, we proceed from unknown to known.
• We break up the unknown problem into simpler parts and then see how it can be recombined to find the solution. Therefore it is the process of unfolding the problem or conducting its operation to know its hidden aspects.
• In this process, we start with what is to be found out and then think of further steps or possibilities that may connect the unknown with the known and find out the desired result.

Hence, it could be concluded that "Unknown to known" is used for the Analytical method.​​

Additional Information 

• Synthetic Method: In this method, we combine several facts, perform cer­tain mathematical operations, and arrive at the solution.
• Demonstration method: It is a strategy in which a teacher demonstrates concepts and students learn by observing and improving understanding through visual analysis.
• Experimental method: It refers to a method that is designed to study the interrelationship between an independent and a dependent variable under controlled conditions.