Have fun working these
lessons! They're designed to help develop your critical thinking
and problem solving skills which will in turn allow you to approach
other algebra lessons with a sense of confidence and a plan of
action.
1.
Getting Started
Planting
Veggies
2.
Keep it simple
Occam's
Razor
3. Find an organizing principle to help you get started.
5. No problem is impossible. You can usually find enough clues inside the story itself.
6. Don't worry about the numbers. Just do the logic.
Using the Other Side of Your Brain
7. Finding the right answer is often a problem of eliminating all the wrong answers.
8. Drawing a picture
helps
you conceptualize the problem.
Just make
sure
it's the right kind of picture.
9. When you get stuck,
try
looking at the problem from another perspective.
Maybe
even someone else's perspective.
10. Getting stuck
implies
a lack of movement. Watch how we use animation to
develop
your intuitions.
The Pythagorean Theorem Revealed
11. If you've
persevered this
far, traditional story problems will be a snap
Slice me a Pizza
12. When the obvious
route doesn't produce results, it sometimes helps to act
counter-intuitive.
Is
This
Justice?
13. Check it out! An interactive puzzle, just for you!
14. Some
fun turning stuff upside down
15. Such a
simple puzzle-- or is it?
The Galloping Horse
16. This
one might take a while
17. Use a little math and you'll beat the computer!
Always Win or Always Lose
18. Learn by sliding pieces around the page
19. Recognizing patterns can be
useful
20. A little logic can make the impossible probably
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