Fall 2013 MTCA Workshop #3

Post date: Nov 21, 2013 2:32:00 PM

Using Graphs to Solve Problems

Presented by

Nick Zufelt

The University of Texas at Austin

November 20, 2013

NOA 1.116

A useful problem-solving strategy is to represent information given in the problem in a concise form. Graphs can be an

effective way to show relationships between objects and to distill a great deal of information contained in a given situation.

Nick led us through a set of problems that lend themselves to this visual approach. See the attachment below to try them for

yourself.