The book that follows is an experiment in the teaching of
population theory and analysis. A sequence of problems where each
is a self-contained puzzle, and the successful solution of each
which puts the student in a position to tackle the next, is a means
of securing the active participation of the learner and so the
mastery of a technical subject. How far our questions are the
exciting puzzles at which we aimed, and how far the sequence
constitutes a rounded course in demography, must be left to the
user to judge. One test of a good problem is whether a solution,
that may take hours of cogitation, is immediately recognizable once
it comes to mind. While algebraic manipulation is required
throughout, we have tried to emphasize problems in which there is
some substantive point-a conclusion regarding population that can
be put into words. Our title, Demography Through Problems, reflects
our intention of leading the reader who will actively commit him-or
herself through a sequence that will not only teach definitions-in
itself a trivial matter-but sharpen intuition on the way that
populations behave.
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