Chapter+03+Prob+Solv

Many people want to know "When will I ever use this stuff" but then they complain when they are given word problems. Here are two brief lessons on word problems and some examples to work through so that they are not quite so scarey.

Lesson 1 deals with the problem solving strategies of drawing a diagram, creating a systematic list, eliminating possibilities, and using matrix logic. Here are some practice problems to work through so that you can get the experience that you need.

Now, at day two of our problem solving days we are working on more methods of solving and organizing story problems. The methods that we are exploring today are Looking for a Pattern, Solving Subproblems, and Unit Analysis. Also, we have another collection of exercises that focus on these strategies.

To round out or work with different problem solving solution strategies I have included here a third collection of problems to be solved. The strategies that were discussed the previous two days should be sufficient to solve these problems.