MATH 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: In Step, How To Solve It, Pythagorean Theorem

• School: York University
• Department: Mathematics and Statistics
• Course: MATH 1300
• Professor: Paul Skoufranis

Document Summary

Math 1300 lecture 9 notes the principles of problem solving. Think of a plan: find a connection between the given information and the unknown that will enable you to calculate the unknown. It often helps to ask yourself explicitly: how can i relate the given to the unknown? . If you don"t see a connection immediately, the following ideas may be helpful in devising a plan: try to recognize something familiar. Relate the given situation to previous knowledge: look at the unknown and try to recall a more familiar problem that has a similar unknown, try to recognize patterns. Some problems are solved by recognizing that some kind of pattern is occurring: the pattern could be geometric, or numerical, or algebraic. In a complex problem it is often useful to set sub goals (in which the desired situation is only partially fulfilled).