Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780470464731 | 0470464739
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 11/1/2011
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Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students has been adapted from the popular high school text to provide an accessible and coherent college-level course in mathematical problem solving for adults.
Preface Vii
Instructor Resources X
Acknowledgments Xi
Introduction 1
1 Draw A Diagram 11
2 Make A Systematic List 29
3 Eliminate Possibilities 49
4 Use Matrix Logic 75
5 Look For A Pattern 117
6 Guess And Check 147
7 Identify Subproblems 177
8 Analyze The Units 201
9 Solve An Easier Related Problem 237
10 Create A Physical Representation 269
11 Work Backwards 299
12 Draw Venn Diagrams 325
13 Convert To Algebra 355
14 Evaluate Finite Differences 385
15 Organize Information In More Ways 419
16 Change Focus In... MORE
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