Module 2: Problem Solving:Eliminate possibilities
Matrix logic
Content Learning Targets
Participants will solve problems using:•Matrix logic •Elimination of possibilitiesParticipants will Justify their solutions to problems
Language Learning Targets
Participants will define:•Matrix•Matrix logic
Problem: High School Math Department Master Schedule
Generate a schedule that balances the opportunities for given courses as much as possible across the schedule by assigning appropriate courses to teachers qualified to teach them as well as meeting the scheduling needs for the teachers’ other assignments in the building.
Problem solving and Sudoku
A number puzzle on a 9 by 9 grid divided into nine 3 by 3 boxes with several numbers given.
The object is to place the numbers from 1 to 9 in empty squares.
The restriction is that you must have the numbers 1 to 9 in every row, every column and every 3 by 3 box (no duplicate numbers)
The Party
Last weekend, theCarson’s invited the O’Tooles, Levines,Jacksons, Martins, andSmiths to a party
The Party
Elmer, John, David, Charles, and Stewart.
Husbands names are:
Mary, Hilda, Madalene, Jessica, and Marlene.
Wives names are:
From the 6 clues given, try to determine not only the first and last names of each guest, but the order of their arrival at the party.
Task:
When Marlene arrived,her brother David was already there talking toElmer Smith and the O’Tooles.
Clue 1
The Jacksons arrived after the Levines but before Jessica
Clue 2
Clue 3
No person at the party has first and lastnames beginning withthe same letter.
Clue 4
Neither Hilda norMrs. Martin is married to David
Clue 5
John and Marlene arrived together afterElmer and before Mary,but none of these peoplearrived first.
Clue 6
Charles is not married to Jessica