| Week | Date | Titles and Lectures | Reading, HW and Quizzes |
| 01 | 01/17, Wed | Introduction, Course Overview pdf | |
| 01/19, Fri | Test your mind, WASI, Errors in reasoning pdf In-class activity |
Whimbey: Chap. 1, 2 |
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| 02 | 01/22, Mon | WASI discussion continues Characteristics of a problem solver pdf |
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| 01/24, Wed | Problem solving methods: Thinking aloud discussion pdf | Whimbey: Chap. 3 |
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| 01/26, Fri | Solver/listener Paradigm, Socratic questioning (Fogler) pdf In-class practice to think aloud pdf |
Fogler: PP 89-92 |
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| 03 | 01/29, Mon | Succeeding as a student pdf | |
| 01/31, Wed | Learning Styles pdf |
Barker: Chap. 3 |
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| 02/02, Fri | Verbal Reasoning pdf In-class activities |
Whimbey: Chap. 4, 5 HW 02 Due |
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| 04 | 02/05, Mon | Analogies pdf In-class practice: problems |
Whimbey: Chap. 6, 7, 8 |
| 02/07, Wed |
Problem Solving Applied to Programming: Algorithms pdf Pseudo-Language pdf |
Backhouse: Chap. 9.1 - 9.3 |
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| 02/09, Fri | Divide and Conquer Algorithms pdf Quiz |
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| 05 | 02/12, Mon | Heuristics: Externalize
pdf In-class Activity Problems 02 |
Barker: Chap. 7 Levine: Chap. 1-3, 6-8 |
| 02/14, Wed | Heuristics: Visualization In-class activities |
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| 02/16, Fri | Heuristics: Sleep on it, Penultimate Step, Symmetry pdf In-class activities |
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| 06 | 02/19, Mon | More Heuristics: pigeonhole principle, invariants In-class activities |
Barker: Chap. 7 |
| 02/21, Wed | Heuristics: Special features, Go to extreme, Simplify pdf In-class activities |
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| 02/23, Fri | In-class Activity Problems 03 |
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| 07 | 02/26, Mon | Interpersonal Problem Solving pdf |
Levine: Chap 11 - 13 |
| 02/28, Wed | Non-verbal reasoning pdf,spatial reasoning pdf In-class activities |
Barker: Chap. 7 |
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| 03/02, Fri |
Introduction to Python pdf(updated) In-class activities |
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| 08 | 03/05, Mon |
Spring Break, No Class |
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| 03/07, Wed |
Spring Break, No Class |
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| 03/09, Fri |
Spring Break, No Class | ||
| 09 | 03/13, Mon |
Midterm review (Sample test) Deductive and hypothetical reasoning pdf |
Whimbey: Chap. 10 |
| 03/14, Wed |
Midterm |
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| 03/16, Fri |
In-Class Activity Problems 04 |
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| 10 |
03/19, Mon | In-Class Activity Problems 04 (cont.) |
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| 03/21, Wed | Analysis of Trends; lateral thinking, pdf Computational problem solving |
Whimbey: Chap. 9 Whimbey: Chap. 11 |
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| 03/23, Fri | Problem Solving in Large: Introduction pdf |
video, Fogler: Chap. 1, 2, 3 | |
| 11 | 03/26, Mon | Problem Solving in Large: Strategies pdf |
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| 03/28, Wed |
Gathering Information pdf |
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| 03/30, Fri | Define the problem pdf In-class activity: define the problem |
Fogler: Chap. 4 | |
| 12 | 04/02, Mon |
Generating solutions pdf
In-class Activity Problems 04 |
Fogler: Chap. 5, 6 |
| 04/04, Wed | Decide the course of action, Kepner-Tregoe Approach pdf
In-class activity: generate the solutions |
Fogler: Chap. 7 | |
| 04/06, Fri | Decide the course of action (Cont.) | ||
| 13 | 04/09, Mon | the
solution and Evaluation In-class activity: Decide the course of action |
Fogler: Chap. 8, 9 |
| 04/11, Wed | In-class activity and K.T. approach examples from book |
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| 04/13, Fri |
Inductive reasoning In-class activity: define the problem pdf |
Barker: Chap. 11 | |
| 14 | 04/16, Mon | Recursive algorithms and strategies pdf | |
| 04/18, Wed | Recursive algorithms
and strategies examples |
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| 04/20, Fri | Presentation | ||
| 15 | 04/23, Mon | Presentation | |
| 04/25, Wed | Presentation |
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| 04/27, Fri | Course wrap up - outline (Sample Final test) |
5 Rules (By Simon Sinek) video How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals (By Stephen Duneier) video |
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| 16 | 04/30, Mon | ||
| 05/02, Wed | Final Exam, 9:05 am - 9:55 am (CRN 12687_201801)) Location of Exam: MCB 113 |
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| 17 | 05/,08 Tue |
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