From Random to Systematic

Students don't always know how to approach a problem systematically and often work in a random and chaotic manner. This collection of problems provides opportunities to discuss ways of organising and structuring ideas, and can be used to help draw attention to the benefits of working systematically.

Sticky Numbers and 1 Step, 2 Step include solutions that have previously been submitted to NRICH, so students may wish to try these problems first and then compare their own approaches with the published ones. Then they could go on to try M, M and M and Counting Factors, which are open for them to submit their own solutions.