Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students

Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students
by Ken Johnson, Ted Herr, Judy Kysh

Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students
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Author: Judy Kysh, Ken Johnson, Ted Herr
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-18
ISBN: 1931914141
Number of pages: 490
Publisher: Key College
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Book Reviews of Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students

Book Review: Great text!
Summary: 4 Stars

This book is a great text book. My professor loves it and I really like it too. The way it makes you think is so different than other concepts in the math realm. This book makes you think and I recommed incorporating Sodoku puzzles into your curriculum if you teach a problem solving class. I'm only a student, but they really make you think.

Summary of Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students

Students who often complain when faced with challenging word problems will be engaged as they acquire essential problem solving skills that are applicable beyond the math classroom. The authors of Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students:

-?Use the popular approach of explaining strategies through dialogs from fictitious students

-?Present all the classic and numerous non-traditional problem solving strategies (from drawing diagrams to matrix logic, and finite differences)

- Provide a text suitable for students in quantitative reasoning, developmental mathematics, mathematics education, and all courses in between

- Challenge students with interesting, yet concise problem sets that include classic problems at the end of each chapter

With Crossing the River with Dogs, students will enjoy reading their text and will take with them skills they will use for a lifetime.

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