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基本説明
Adapted from the popular high school text to provide an accessible and coherent college-level course in mathematical problem solving for adults.
Full Description
Crossing the River with Dogsbeen adapted from the popular high school text to provide an accessible and coherent college-level course in mathematical problem solving for adults. Focusing entirely on problem solving and using issues relevant to college students for examples, the authors continue their approach of explaining classic as well as non-traditional strategies through dialogs among fictitious students. This text is appropriate for a problem solving, liberal arts mathematics, mathematics for elementary teachers, or developmental mathematics course.
Contents
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 Ways 449 17 Visualize Spatial Relationships 477 Appendix 507 Unit Analysis Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, And Dividing Fractions Area And Volume Formulas Properties Of Triangles Properties Of Numbers Glossary 000 Bibliography 000 Index Of Problem Titles 000 General Index 000 Photo Credits 000 Answers To More Practice Problems 000