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Jane Chen

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Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« on: October 08, 2010, 12:48:14 PM »
Twenty Problem Solving Skills for Mathcounts Competitions
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Magic Squares 1
Chapter 2 LCM and GCF 12      
Chapter 3 Tiles 24      
Chapter 4 How Many Faces Are Painted 29      
Chapter 5 How Many Triangles With Integer Lengths 35      
Chapter 6 How Many Ways To Walk 42      
Chapter 7 Newton’s Little Formula 57      
Chapter 8 Integer Solutions (Part 1) 70      
Chapter 9 Integer Solutions (Part 2) 81      
Chapter 10 PIE (Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion) 92      
Chapter 11 Pythagorean Triples 106      
Chapter 12 Cutting Regions 112      
Chapter 13 Counting Triangles 124      
Chapter 14 Counting Rectangles 133      
Chapter 15 Balls and Boxes 147      
Chapter 16 Clock Problems 165      
Chapter 17 Page Numbers 176      
Chapter 18 Maximum With Inequality 185      
Chapter 19 Digits Arrangement 196      
Chapter 20 Perimeter, Area, and Volume 203   
Index                           227   
                                                        
 
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Re: Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 03:48:31 PM »
Congratulations!!!!!
I like your books.

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Re: Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2010, 07:56:29 AM »
Bravo!
Congratulation!!! :)

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Re: Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2010, 12:13:55 PM »
Congratulations!!!!!

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Re: Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2011, 01:26:43 PM »
我们从amzon.com买了您的这两本书, 分门别类, 清清楚楚, 很多题目有现成的解法, 省力很多, 非常感谢您的辛勤劳动。

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Re: Twenty Problem Solving Skills Book
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 07:32:19 AM »
Jane

I bought your book. It's very good. My son like it very much. He began to study and practice once your book arrived, even though he is only 3rd grader.

Thanks for inspiring his motivation on math!