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Crossing the River With Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Springer Verlag
Publication date November 1, 2003
Pages 450
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781931914147
ISBN-10 1931914141
Dimensions 1 by 7.75 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.85 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $54.95
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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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Book cover for 9780470412244 Book cover for 9781931914147
 
With Ken Johnson | from John Wiley & Sons Inc (June 10, 2008)
9780470412244 | details & prices | 490 pages | 7.50 × 9.25 × 0.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $116.45
About: Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students has been adapted from the popular high school text to provide an accessible and coherent college-level course in mathematical problem solving for adults.
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from Springer Verlag (November 1, 2003)
9781931914147 | details & prices | 450 pages | 7.75 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $54.95
About: 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.

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