It appears that the use of the context-rich problems was satisfying for participating students. Some of the problems provoked more creative and effective problem solving than did others. The more open ended the problem, the more advantage there is when it is assigned after a topical class discussion, so students can think more broadly about the application. Students need to be encouraged to be creative, and this creativity must be recognized and rewarded, even if the ‘expected’ solution does not emerge. The way in which the problem is presented is critical, and in some cases students need to be given more description or prompting to move them in the right direction. Work will continue to on the current problem set to improve and expand them.