First Year Seminar:
Recreational puzzles date back to at least 1600 BCE. They were used to teach arithmetic, algebra, and general problem-solving skills. Through collaborative work, creative exploration, and problem solving, students will hone their critical thinking, problem solving, and algebra skills. Students will explore, and then employ, formal logic, number theory, and graph theory. This course is designed to increase students’ confidence in their mathematical and problem-solving skills. It aims to help students to see that math is an achievable, creative, fun endeavor.
Recreational puzzles date back to at least 1600 BCE. They were used to teach arithmetic, algebra, and general problem-solving skills. Through collaborative work, creative exploration, and problem solving, students will hone their critical thinking, problem solving, and algebra skills. Students will explore, and then employ, formal logic, number theory, and graph theory. This course is designed to increase students’ confidence in their mathematical and problem-solving skills. It aims to help students to see that math is an achievable, creative, fun endeavor.
- Teacher: Gretchen Whipple