Solving Puzzles, Equations, and Problems
F06
Jason Zimba
This is a course about solving. Take this course with me and we will solve puzzles, transcendental equations, linear and nonlinear systems of equations, Diophantine equations, differential equations, integral equations, integro-differential equations, recurrence relations, and functional equations...use awesome tricks people have invented over the centuries for solving the seemingly insoluble...excavate the psychology and pathologies of solving...analyze the impact of the drive to solve on the history of mathematics and science...wrestle with the teaching and learning of problem solving (still a primitive field in math education)...and, after you have earned the right to do so, deconstruct solving itself. Opportunities for advanced work.