The Art and Craft of Problem Solving
Published on 23. February 1999
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-471-13571-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text on mathematical problem solving provides a comprehensive outline of "problemsolving-ology," concentrating on strategy and tactics. It discusses a number of standard mathematical subjects such as combinatorics and calculus from a problem solver's perspective.
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Edition
International student edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 195 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-13571-5 (9780471135715)
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Paul Zeitz
The Art and Craft of Problem Solving
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09/2006
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Person
About the Author Paul Zeitz studied history at Harvard and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught high school math in San Francisco and Colorado and currently is an associate professor at the University of San Francisco. He won the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) and was a member of the first American team to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 1974. Since 1985, he has composed and edited problems for several national math contests, including the USAMO. He has helped train several American IMO teams, most notably the 1994 "Dream Team" which, for the first time in history, achieved a perfect score.
Content
What this Book is About and How to Read It. Strategies for Investigating Problems. Fundamental Tactics for Solving Problems. Three Important Crossover Tactics. Algebra. Combinatorics. Number Theory. Calculus. Appendix. References. Index.