Crossing the River with Dogs

Ken Johnson is a professor of mathmatics at Sierra College. Ted Herr teaches mathematics at Roseville High School in Roseville, California. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Los Angeles, his teaching credential at University of California at Irvine, and his master's degree at California State University at Sacramento. Judy Kysh is an expert on the preparation of middle and high school math teachers. She also works with Bay Area teachers to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics from kindergarten to college.

Preface Vii Instructor Resources X Acknowledgments Xi Introduction 1 1 Draw A Diagram 11 2 Make A Systematic List 29 3 Eliminate Possibilities 49 4 Use Matrix Logic 75 5 Look For A Pattern 117 6 Guess And Check 147 7 Identify Subproblems 177 8 Analyze The Units 201 9 Solve An Easier Related Problem 237 10 Create A Physical Representation 269 11 Work Backwards 299 12 Draw Venn Diagrams 325 13 Convert To Algebra 355 14 Evaluate Finite Differences 385 15 Organize Information In More Ways 419 16 Change Focus In More Ways 449 17 Visualize Spatial Relationships 477 Appendix 507 Unit Analysis Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, And Dividing Fractions Area And Volume Formulas Properties Of Triangles Properties Of Numbers Glossary 000 Bibliography 000 Index Of Problem Titles 000 General Index 000 Photo Credits 000 Answers To More Practice Problems 000