From the Previous Issue… Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Puzzle Solution | Academic Newsletter | Seneca Polytechnic

by the Teaching & Learning Centre

in the June 2018 issue

Our last core literacies puzzle (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Puzzle in the March 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter) was a variation on “Einstein's Riddle,” although there is no evidence that he actually wrote it.

The key to solving the puzzle is to enter the information given into a 5 x 5 matrix, with each column referring to a different person and each row a different attribute (campus, vehicle type, drink, teaching method, and subject). Start with the obvious entries and use logic to continue filling the table, one clue at a time.

For instance, we know that the first parking spot must be occupied by the faculty member with an office at King (clue #10), and that this person also parks next to the SUV (clue #14), so the SUV must be in the second spot. The third (centre) spot is occupied by the faculty member who uses a face-to-face teaching method (clue #8) and drives either a hatchback or a sedan (the truck is eliminated as it must be immediately to the right of the sedan as explained in clue #4)...You get the idea.

Eventually, one arrives at the follow set of variables: the person who teaches English has an office at Seneca@York, drives a sedan, drinks espresso, and teaches online.

Kudos to all who submitted correct answers.
The Name Picker Ninja has chosen Karen Craigs as the winner!

View the June 2018 issue of the Academic Newsletter.