Having Fun With Problem-Solving

by Roy Wysnewski

Overview

One of the important 'life-skills', known as 'problem-solving', has had great impact on me during my lifetime. And while I've experienced just about every kind of problem-solving situation imaginable, the ones that are most enjoyable to me personally are those associated with novel math, science and logic problems. Earlier this year while browsing Facebook posts, several novel math/numbers type problems caught my attention. For me, solving such problems is a 'fun' experience and judging by the surprisingly positive response to these posts, there are many of you out there in cyber-space who also find enjoyment in this type of problem-solving. While working with these entertaining problems, it occurred to me that I have in my files a number of similar ones that I accumulated over the years. In addition to math/numbers problems, my collection includes uniquely novel and sometimes 'tricky' logic, science and even playing card problems all of which I thoroughly enjoyed solving. So, the thought occurred to me -- why not share the fun solving these neat problems with others via an e-book memoir specifically about problem-solving.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153872889
Publisher:	Roy Wysnewski
Publication date:	11/20/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

I am a retired Nondestructive Testing Engineer/Manager living for the past twenty-five years with my wife Judy in Sarasota, Florida.
At one point in my life, as a junior in college, I considered entering the field of meteorology. When that didn't materialize, I made a personal vow to become an amateur meteorologist and monitor the weather when I retired --- and that's what I did beginning in 1999.
Unique lifetime weather experiences together with a very satisfactory eighteen years monitoring the local weather while volunteering as a Weather Spotter for the National Weather Service led me to write 'Whether To, Or Weather - Not To'.

After receiving undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics from the University of Cincinnati in 1959, Roy was employed as a nuclear engineer for three years working with the General Electric Company to develop the reactor for a nuclear-powered aircraft bomber.

Then, for the next thirty-six years, and until retirement, Roy's employment involved the field of nondestructive testing (engineering/management) specializing in industrial radiography.

Roy has lived full-time in the greater Sarasota, Florida area since 1992. Following retirement in 1998, he became active as an amateur meteorologist measuring and recording weather data daily. In conjunction with this activity, he is a certified Skywarn Spotter for the National Weather Service - Tampa Region and also wrote for years full-page articles about the local weather in the Meadows, Florida monthly newsletter-the Meadoword.

In 2020, Roy engaged in the climate change movement. Since then, he has written letters to the editor, Op-ed articles, and most importantly, six short books about our changing climate.