College Success
Author: Amy Baldwin
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03
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ISBN-13: 9781951693169
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Problem-Solving Strategies
Author: Arthur Engel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008-01-19
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 0387226419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students. Written for trainers and participants of contests of all levels up to the highest level, this will appeal to high school teachers conducting a mathematics club who need a range of simple to complex problems and to those instructors wishing to pose a "problem of the week", thus bringing a creative atmosphere into the classrooms. Equally, this is a must-have for individuals interested in solving difficult and challenging problems. Each chapter starts with typical examples illustrating the central concepts and is followed by a number of carefully selected problems and their solutions. Most of the solutions are complete, but some merely point to the road leading to the final solution. In addition to being a valuable resource of mathematical problems and solution strategies, this is the most complete training book on the market.
Problem-Solving Through Problems
Author: Loren C. Larson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1461254981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a practical anthology of some of the best elementary problems in different branches of mathematics. Arranged by subject, the problems highlight the most common problem-solving techniques encountered in undergraduate mathematics. This book teaches the important principles and broad strategies for coping with the experience of solving problems. It has been found very helpful for students preparing for the Putnam exam.
Problem Solving in Mathematics Education
Author: Peter Liljedahl
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-06-27
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 3319407309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis survey book reviews four interrelated areas: (i) the relevance of heuristics in problem-solving approaches – why they are important and what research tells us about their use; (ii) the need to characterize and foster creative problem-solving approaches – what type of heuristics helps learners devise and practice creative solutions; (iii) the importance that learners formulate and pursue their own problems; and iv) the role played by the use of both multiple-purpose and ad hoc mathematical action types of technologies in problem-solving contexts – what ways of reasoning learners construct when they rely on the use of digital technologies, and how technology and technology approaches can be reconciled.
Problem Solving 101
Author: Ken Watanabe
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-03-05
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1101029188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fun and simple problem-solving guide that took Japan by storm Ken Watanabe originally wrote Problem Solving 101 for Japanese schoolchildren. His goal was to help shift the focus in Japanese education from memorization to critical thinking, by adapting some of the techniques he had learned as an elite McKinsey consultant. He was amazed to discover that adults were hungry for his fun and easy guide to problem solving and decision making. The book became a surprise Japanese bestseller, with more than 370,000 in print after six months. Now American businesspeople can also use it to master some powerful skills. Watanabe uses sample scenarios to illustrate his techniques, which include logic trees and matrixes. A rock band figures out how to drive up concert attendance. An aspiring animator budgets for a new computer purchase. Students decide which high school they will attend. Illustrated with diagrams and quirky drawings, the book is simple enough for a middleschooler to understand but sophisticated enough for business leaders to apply to their most challenging problems.
The Ideal Problem Solver
Author: John Bransford
Publisher: W H Freeman & Company
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780716722052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvocative, challenging, and fun, The Ideal Problem Solver offers a sound, methodical approach for resolving problems based on the IDEAL (Identify, Define, Explore, Act, Look) model. The authors suggest new strategies for enhancing creativity, improving memory, criticizing ideas and generating alternatives, and communicating more effectively with a wider range of people. Using the results of laboratory research previously available only in a piece-meal fashion or in scientific journals, Bransford and Stein discuss such issues as Teaming new information, overcoming blocks to creativity, and viewing problems from a variety of perspectives.
Techniques of Problem Solving
Author: Steven G. Krantz
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Published: 1996-11-13
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780821806197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this book is to teach the basic principles of problem solving, including both mathematical and nonmathematical problems. This book will help students to … translate verbal discussions into analytical data.learn problem-solving methods for attacking collections of analytical questions or data.build a personal arsenal of internalized problem-solving techniques and solutions.become “armed problem solvers”, ready to do battle with a variety of puzzles in different areas of life.Taking a direct and practical approach to the subject matter, Krantz's book stands apart from others like it in that it incorporates exercises throughout the text. After many solved problems are given, a “Challenge Problem” is presented. Additional problems are included for readers to tackle at the end of each chapter. There are more than 350 problems in all. This book won the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award for 1997. A Solutions Manual to most end-of-chapter exercises is available.
How to Solve it
Author: George Pólya
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 069116407X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can be of help in attacking any problem that can be "reasoned" out--from building a bridge to winning a game of anagrams."--Back cover.
The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1
Author: Sandor Lehoczky
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780977304561
DOWNLOAD EBOOK" ... offer[s] a challenging exploration of problem solving mathematics and preparation for programs such as MATHCOUNTS and the American Mathematics Competition."--Back cover
Computer-based Problem Solving Process
Author: Teodor Rus
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2015-03-19
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9814663751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne side-effect of having made great leaps in computing over the last few decades, is the resulting over-abundance in software tools created to solve the diverse problems. Problem solving with computers has, in consequence, become more demanding; instead of focusing on the problem when conceptualizing strategies to solve them, users are side-tracked by the pursuit of even more programming tools (as available).Computer-Based Problem Solving Process is a work intended to offer a systematic treatment to the theory and practice of designing, implementing, and using software tools during the problem solving process. This method is obtained by enabling computer systems to be more Intuitive with human logic rather than machine logic. Instead of software dedicated to computer experts, the author advocates an approach dedicated to computer users in general. This approach does not require users to have an advanced computer education, though it does advocate a deeper education of the computer user in his or her problem domain logic.This book is intended for system software teachers, designers and implementers of various aspects of system software, as well as readers who have made computers a part of their day-today problem solving.
