Problems and Problem Solving

Goals

1. Describe problems.
2. Describe problem solving.
3. Effectively solve problems.

Problem (What)

A problem is a gap between the present state (conditions as they exist in the present) and the goal state (the best conditions that can exist in the future for the given context.)

Examples:

Present State: Car is not running. Goal State: Car is fixed.

Present State: Don’t know Statistics. Not motivated to learn it.
Goal State: Competent with Statistics. Enjoy the subject.

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