Sudoku Solving Principles

Class Sessions: One, 1.5-hour session

Course Prerequisites:

· Familiarity with the design and structure of Sudoku puzzles

· Enthusiastic / juiced up to learn more about this game

Course Description:

This course will venture into the brain-stimulating Sudoku game and lay out a number of principles and the brutal logic needed to solve regular Sudoku puzzles. A short history and internet sources of collateral and puzzles will be reviewed.

Course Objectives:

· Introduce a short history of Sudoku

· Agree on a set of definitions

· Provide a systematic approach to solving Sudoku puzzles

· Suggest principles for annotations

· Present internet sources of puzzles

· Discuss alternative spreadsheet approach

· Use live examples to illustrate concepts

Date of Inception or update: 22 August 2021