Crossing the river with dogs
Subtitle: problem solving for college students
By: Ken Johnson, Ted Herr, Judy Kysh
Contributors: Herr, Ted, 1955-; Kysh, Judy, 1940-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780470464731
Subjects: MATHEMATICS / Logic; Mathematics; Problem solving
Description: "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.  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"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Draw A Diagram Chapter 2: Make A Systematic List Chapter 3: Eliminate Possibilities Chapter 4: Use Matrix Logic Chapter 5: Look For A Pattern Chapter 6: Guess And Check Chapter 7: Identify Subproblems Chapter 8: Analyze The Units Chapter 9: Solve An Easier Related Problem Chapter 10: Create A Physical Representation Chapter 11: Work Backwards Chapter 12: Draw Venn Diagrams Chapter 13: Convert To Algebra Chapter 14: Evaluate Finite Differences Chapter 15: Organize Information In More Ways Chapter 16: Change Focus In More Ways Chapter 17: Visualize Spatial Relationships Appendix Unit AnalysisAdding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing FractionsArea and Volume FormulasProperties of TrianglesProperties of Numbers.