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Crossing the River with Dogs : Problem Solving for College Students by Ken Johnson, Judy Kysh and Ted Herr (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470464739

ISBN-139780470464731

eBay Product ID (ePID)108157824

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

Publication NameCrossing the River with Dogs : Problem Solving for College Students

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectDecision-Making & Problem Solving, General, Logic

TypeTextbook

AuthorKen Johnson, Judy Kysh, Ted Herr

Subject AreaMathematics, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight26.3 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-039269

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal510

Table Of ContentPreface 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

SynopsisCrossing 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. 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberQA63