Maths Skills 1 - Introductory B - SSS049

Develop your mathematical problem-solving skills and confidence!

You’ll learn proven strategies for solving mathematical puzzles and word problems and become confident with a structure for problem-solving that can be applied to familiar and unfamiliar tasks in real-world scenarios.

In this short preparatory subject, we’ll cover these aspects of problem-solving:

Problem-solving
- Topic 1: Why learn to problem solve?
- Topic 2: The four steps
- Topic 3: Strategies
Applications
- Topic 4: How others solve problems
- Topic 5: Applying the strategy
- Topic 6: Writing a report
Problem-solving in STEM
- Topic 7: How do scientists problem solve?
- Topic 8: How do mathematicians problem-solve?

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Time commitment: 14 hrs

Subject Coordinator: Greg Carroll

Availability and details

You can start any time to suit you between Term start date and the close of applications. Check our calendar for start times

Subject relevance

This subject will be useful if you're studying:

This subject will be useful for anyone interested in problem-solving strategies and a great way to get some learning confidence before approaching degree study that involves anything in maths or sciences.

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