Problem Solving

Techniques for Solving Problems:

• Algebra
• Guess and Check
• Working Backwards
• Pattern Recognition
• Venn diagrams.

The textbook for this course is Johnson, Herr, Kysh: Crossing the River with Dogs

Students learn about various topics in discrete mathematics (such as combinations, permutations and graph theory) and figurate numbers (triangular numbers, square numbers, pentagonal numbers ...)