Wayne A. Wickelgren

If one stares at math problems often, we all occasionally suffer the "blank" mind. This book systematically offers methods for solving math and science problems. Seven methods are described in separate sections: Inference, Classification of action sequences, State evaluation, Subgoals, Contradiction, Working backward, and Relationships between problems. Helpful to have a background in school algebra and plane geometry. Answers are first "hinted" and then provided.

The methods are drawn from artificial intelligence and computer simulations of "thinking".… (mer)