Download or read book Twenty Problem Solving Skills written by Jane Chen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your book is "fabulous". I spent two hours last night working problems from it. I'm planning to use some in what I do with teachers, with citation of course. I love it. I love the clever problems you came up with and the clever solutions of the MATHCOUNTS problems you used. Dr. Harold Reiter, former Chairman of Mathcounts Question Written Committee, Math Professor, UNC at Charlotte Being responsible for the publications we put out at MATHCOUNTS, I understand the incredible amount of work this required. Congratulations on such a great accomplishment. ---Kristen Chandler Mathcounts, Deputy Director & Program Director I just finished going through with it. As for the book, I'm pretty impressed. It really seems you put a lot of time and effort into it, and I liked it. - Calvin Deng 2010 USA IMO Team Member, Silver Medalist I bought this book together with "Twenty More Problem Solving Skills" for my 6th grade daughter, who loves math, and is preparing for AMC and MathCounts competition. She is very excited with these two books, and learns a lot from these two books in her math competitionpreparation. We recommend this book as a must have math competition collection. - -A parent

Download or read book Twenty More Problem Solving Skills for Mathcounts Competitions written by Jane Chen and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your book is "fabulous". I spent two hours last night working problems from it. I'm planning to use some in what I do with teachers, with citation of course. I love it. I love the clever problems you came up with and the clever solutions of the MATHCOUNTS problems you used. Dr. Harold Reiter, former Chairman of Mathcounts Question Written Committee, Math Professor, UNC at Charlotte Being responsible for the publications we put out at MATHCOUNTS, I understand the incredible amount of work this required. Congratulations on such a great accomplishment. ---Kristen Chandler Mathcounts, Deputy Director & Program Director I just finished going through with it. As for the book, I'm pretty impressed. It really seems you put a lot of time and effort into it, and I liked it. - Calvin Deng 2010 USA IMO Team Member, Silver Medalist I bought this book together with "Twenty More Problem Solving Skills" for my 6th grade daughter, who loves math, and is preparing for AMC and MathCounts competition. She is very excited with these two books, and learns a lot from these two books in her math competitionpreparation. We recommend this book as a must have math competition collection. - -A parent

Download or read book Problem Solving Strategies written by Arthur Engel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students. Written for trainers and participants of contests of all levels up to the highest level, this will appeal to high school teachers conducting a mathematics club who need a range of simple to complex problems and to those instructors wishing to pose a "problem of the week", thus bringing a creative atmosphere into the classrooms. Equally, this is a must-have for individuals interested in solving difficult and challenging problems. Each chapter starts with typical examples illustrating the central concepts and is followed by a number of carefully selected problems and their solutions. Most of the solutions are complete, but some merely point to the road leading to the final solution. In addition to being a valuable resource of mathematical problems and solution strategies, this is the most complete training book on the market.

Download or read book Bulletproof Problem Solving written by Charles Conn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st Century Teams Complex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the modern world. But how problem solving is taught in our schools, universities, businesses and organizations comes up short. In Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything you’ll learn the seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving developed in top consulting firms that will work in any field or industry, turning you into a highly sought-after bulletproof problem solver who can tackle challenges that others balk at. The problem-solving technique outlined in this book is based on a highly visual, logic-tree method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges. The authors, with decades of experience at McKinsey and Company, provide 30 detailed, real-world examples, so you can see exactly how the technique works in action. With this bulletproof approach to defining, unpacking, understanding, and ultimately solving problems, you’ll have a personal superpower for developing compelling solutions in your workplace. Discover the time-tested 7-step technique to problem solving that top consulting professionals employ Learn how a simple visual system can help you break down and understand the component parts of even the most complex problems Build team brainstorming techniques that fight cognitive bias, streamline workplanning, and speed solutions Know when and how to employ modern analytic tools and techniques from machine learning to game theory Learn how to structure and communicate your findings to convince audiences and compel action The secrets revealed in Bulletproof Problem Solving will transform the way you approach problems and take you to the next level of business and personal success.

Download or read book Stop Guessing written by Nat Greene and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with examples ranging from everyday issues to serious problems, this book will help you understand the behaviors that great problem-solvers use to tackle the hardest problems with skill and panache, regardless of the industry or nature of the problem. --

Download or read book Twenty Mock Mathcounts Target Round Tests written by Jane Chen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Chen is the author of the book "The Most Challenging MATHCOUNTS(R) Problems Solved" published by MATHCOUNTS Foundation. The revised edition (Jan. 5, 2014) of the book contains 20 Mathcounts Target Round Tests with the detailed solutions. The problems are very similar to real Mathcounts State/National competitions.

Download or read book Problem Solving 101 written by Ken Watanabe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fun and simple problem-solving guide that took Japan by storm Ken Watanabe originally wrote Problem Solving 101 for Japanese schoolchildren. His goal was to help shift the focus in Japanese education from memorization to critical thinking, by adapting some of the techniques he had learned as an elite McKinsey consultant. He was amazed to discover that adults were hungry for his fun and easy guide to problem solving and decision making. The book became a surprise Japanese bestseller, with more than 370,000 in print after six months. Now American businesspeople can also use it to master some powerful skills. Watanabe uses sample scenarios to illustrate his techniques, which include logic trees and matrixes. A rock band figures out how to drive up concert attendance. An aspiring animator budgets for a new computer purchase. Students decide which high school they will attend. Illustrated with diagrams and quirky drawings, the book is simple enough for a middleschooler to understand but sophisticated enough for business leaders to apply to their most challenging problems.

Download or read book Teaching for Tomorrow written by Ted McCain and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McCain concisely lays out the argument for preparing students for their world, guiding them to become independent and successful critical thinkers.

Download or read book Mathcounts State Competition Preparation written by Yongcheng Chen and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book can be used by 5th to 8th grade students preparing for Mathcounts State and National Competitions. Each chapter consists of (1) basic skill and knowledge section with plenty of examples, (2) exercise problems, and (3) detailed solutions to all problems.

Download or read book Complex Problem Solving written by Peter A. Frensch and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a state-of-the-science review of the most promising current European research -- and its historic roots of research -- on complex problem solving (CPS) in Europe. It is an attempt to close the knowledge gap among American scholars regarding the European approach to understanding CPS. Although most of the American researchers are well aware of the fact that CPS has been a very active research area in Europe for quite some time, they do not know any specifics about even the most important research. Part of the reason for this lack of knowledge is undoubtedly the fact that European researchers -- for the most part -- have been rather reluctant to publish their work in English-language journals. The book concentrates on European research because the basic approach European scholars have taken to studying CPS is very different from one taken by North American researchers. Traditionally, American scholars have been studying CPS in "natural" domains -- physics, reading, writing, and chess playing -- concentrating primarily on exploring novice-expert differences and the acquisition of a complex skill. European scholars, in contrast, have been primarily concerned with problem solving behavior in artificially generated, mostly computerized, complex systems. While the American approach has the advantage of high external validity, the European approach has the advantage of system variables that can be systematically manipulated to reveal the effects of system parameters on CPS behavior. The two approaches are thus best viewed as complementing each other. This volume contains contributions from four European countries -- Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Germany. As such, it accurately represents the bulk of empirical research on CPS which has been conducted in Europe. An international cooperation started two years ago with the goal of bringing the European research on complex problem solving to the awareness of American scholars. A direct result of that effort, the contributions to this book are both informative and comprehensive.

Download or read book Bulletproof Problem Solving written by Charles Conn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st Century Teams Complex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the modern world. But how problem solving is taught in our schools, universities, businesses and organizations comes up short. In Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything you’ll learn the seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving developed in top consulting firms that will work in any field or industry, turning you into a highly sought-after bulletproof problem solver who can tackle challenges that others balk at. The problem-solving technique outlined in this book is based on a highly visual, logic-tree method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges. The authors, with decades of experience at McKinsey and Company, provide 30 detailed, real-world examples, so you can see exactly how the technique works in action. With this bulletproof approach to defining, unpacking, understanding, and ultimately solving problems, you’ll have a personal superpower for developing compelling solutions in your workplace. Discover the time-tested 7-step technique to problem solving that top consulting professionals employ Learn how a simple visual system can help you break down and understand the component parts of even the most complex problems Build team brainstorming techniques that fight cognitive bias, streamline workplanning, and speed solutions Know when and how to employ modern analytic tools and techniques from machine learning to game theory Learn how to structure and communicate your findings to convince audiences and compel action The secrets revealed in Bulletproof Problem Solving will transform the way you approach problems and take you to the next level of business and personal success.

Download or read book Fifty Lectures for Mathcounts Competitions 3 written by Jane Chen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-10-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These lectures are based on the MATHCOUNTS Curriculum: • Algebra• Charts, Graphs & Tables• Computation• Consumer Math• Equations & Inequalities• Equivalent Expressions• Estimation & Approximation• Geometry• Logic• Measurement• Number Theory• Probability• Statistics Mathcounts problems follow the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics that have been adopted by 44 states. Each lecture includes (1) Basic skills with examples, and (2) Exercises with answer keys.

Download or read book Solving Public Problems written by Beth Simone Noveck and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to take advantage of technology, data, and the collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday's toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powerful solutions to contemporary problems. Offering a radical rethinking of the role of the public servant and the skills of the public workforce, this book is about the vast gap between failing public institutions and the huge number of public entrepreneurs doing extraordinary things--and how to close that gap. Drawing on lessons learned from decades of advising global leaders and from original interviews and surveys of thousands of public problem solvers, Beth Simone Noveck provides a practical guide for public servants, community leaders, students, and activists to become more effective, equitable, and inclusive leaders and repair our troubled, twenty-first-century world.

Download or read book The Skill Approach in Education written by Mehmet Serdar Erciş and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, information and technological developments grow at a rapid pace. Social and political life becomes more and more complicated and, in this process, active citizenship becomes more essential. Knowledge-driven changes in society and economies require individuals to quickly acquire new skills. Otherwise, it is increasingly difficult for employees to adapt to business life and to find a job. Education has to take account of these circumstances, adapt to the rapid developments in the world and educate individuals to continue lifelong learning. For this, skills such as active and independent learning, assertiveness, creativity, self-improvement, lifelong learning are important. Skill teaching differs from knowledge teaching. Skill is the transfer of knowledge to practice. This process involves a learning process that requires the steps of researching, planning, controlling and correcting. The knowledge should be organized, integrated, transferred into practice, mental and physical resources should be activated, and knowledge use should be demonstrated in practice in order to improve the skill. This book contributes to the teaching of skills and includes basic concepts and skills, language skills, science and mathematics skills, psycho-social skills and visual arts skills. It also explains how to teach skills, how to prepare for activities and how to implement activities in educational settings. These applications are intended to draw attention to skill teaching, to raise educators, to increase the success of education, to improve the skills of students, and to enable them to use the skills they have learned in school outside of school and in complex tasks.

Download or read book Authentic Problem Solving and Learning in the 21st Century written by Young Hoan Cho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-23 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the rapid changes in the social, political, economic and technological landscape around the world, today’s learners face a more globally competitive job market after leaving school. The 21st century, which is characterized by the emergence of knowledge-based societies, expects learners to be comfortable in dealing with ambiguities and complexities in the real world and to be able to use knowledge as a tool at their workplace. This book will help readers develop an in-depth understanding of authentic problem solving and learning, and how it can be used to make a difference in their school or learning communities for the development of 21st century competencies. Comprising 20 chapters written by Singapore-based and international authors, the book is organized into three themes: authentic problems, authentic practices, and authentic participation. It details innovative school practices (e.g. productive failure) concerning the design of problems, learning activities, learning environments, and ICT tools for authentic problem solving and learning. Along with theoretical explanations of authentic learning processes and outcomes, the book also elucidates how students learn by generating and exploring solutions to complex problems and which cognitive functions are needed at different stages of problem-based learning. Presenting coherent descriptions of instructional design principles, successful cases and challenges encountered in K-12 schools and learning communities, the book provides useful information, new insights, and practical guidance for school directors, parents, teachers and researchers seeking to develop authentic learning environments for 21st century learners.

Download or read book The Dog Behavior Problem Solver Revised Second Edition written by Teoti Anderson and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ·A professional's take on canine behavior and misbehavior to help owners better understand their dogs and train them to follow cues, walk on a leash, overcome car sickness, stop begging and stealing food, stop jumping, calm phobias, and more ·Details the author's cruelty-free, positive dog training philosophy and how she applies it with her canine clients ·Emphasizes the importance of using positive, or reward-based, training to build and strengthen the dog/owner bond in the process of eliminating unwanted behaviors ·A detailed study of the most common behavior issues that dogs exhibit, along with a step-by-step positive-training solution to each of these behaviors ·New edition provides additional information to step-by-step training exercises and problem behavior techniques, new advice referencing recent position statements from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (particularly in regards to puppy socialization and positive training), and a new training section on Name Recognition/Response

Download or read book Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty First Century written by Deane E. Neubauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty-First Century examines many of the rapid changes taking place at the intersection of workplace demands and higher education throughout the Asia Pacific region. The globalized, interdependent twenty-first century workforce is built around computing, communication, and automation. These characteristics have changed the ways in which higher education is connected to the workforce and raised the stakes for educating students for the changing workforce. In this book, scholars and education leaders throughout Asia Pacific and the US investigate how the changing needs of the workforce have shaped higher education's curriculum, methods, and orientation, and show how different Asia Pacific countries have responded differently to these challenges.