3 Credits
This course is an introduction to classic and nontraditional problem-solving strategies. Students will learn how to successfully gather information, arrange it, implement one or more strategies to best solve a problem, and then communicate the solution in both written and oral form. Above all, this class will teach how to think creatively and critically and how to solve problems collaboratively.
Bibliography Sample
- Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics, Alfred Posamentier, ISBN: 978-9814651639
- The Art of Mathematical Problem Solving, Richard Beekman, ISBN: 978-1329428904
- The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book, G. Polya, ISBN: 978-0486469249
- How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method, G. Polya, ISBN: 978-0691164076