New steps in sequences of solution figures have been highlighted so students can follow solutions more easily. References to notes in the text have been highlighted so they're easier to see. Unit Analysis has been expanded and reorganized so that the chapter is easier to follow and understand. Explanations and problems related to the strategy of using manipulatives to solve unit analysis problems have been added, and more practice with unit analysis has been added. In each chapter, students are given the opportunity to write problems that can be solved by using the strategy studied in that chapter.
Students solve their own problems themselves, then give to other students to solve.
A glossary of problem-solving terms has been added, and glossary terms have been bolded in the text. An index and a list of all the problems included in the student text has been added. An appendix that provides a review of operations with fractions and information about the metric system, unit abbreviations, and unit conversions has been added. Written by Teachers in the Classroom, for the Classroom Problem Solving Strategies is the work of two classroom teachers, Ken Johnson and Ted Herr. They are teaching this course successfully in both high school and community college.