Problem Solving This week in class we have obtained copious amounts of new knowledge. In this paper, we will review the new topics I have learned about and how they have applied to my everyday life. The topics I have chosen to review are all about solving problems and how to use creative thought to solve those problems. Navy Problem Solving I was in the Navy for four years and I worked in the harbor patrol unit. We had a boat crew of three people, one coxswain which is the person who drives the boat and then two gunners, one stood on the front of the boat and the other rotated out whenever the other got tired of standing. Basically, for twelve hours a day we drove around on our boat in the harbor, making sure everything was copasetic. During my time in the Navy, I could give you a million examples of the problems we had to solve daily, but I’m going to tell you about the most memorable problem solving day I had. It was a Thursday morning, bright and early or maybe not so bright, since we had to arrive at work at three-thirty AM, it had started out just like any other work day, except maybe we were a little more eager to get the day over with because we had the next three days off. My section arrived at the armory, put all our gear on, got briefed on the day’s events and then loaded up in the van to head down to the waterfront. Myself and my other two boat members Franklin and Kim, got onto our boat and started driving out to our post for the day, I was a gunner this
From Genesis 1.1-2.4a it can be discerned that God is the creator of all. He created the world and its inhabitants from a vast nothingness. The text reflects upon who God is and what His capabilities are through the act of creation. The verses allow that God is communicating with us. It is communicated what Gods will is for man and gives us a history of our beginnings. From the data provided in the verses, scientists can conclude as to the how and why the order of creation came about. For example, light was first, land second, and then plants. Light and land are needed for plats to survive. The passages allude to the fact that He and He
Briefly explain why the Inverse Floating Rate Bond has a much longer effective duration than the underlying fixed cash flow.
Traditionally, nutrition programs were targeted to the indigent and poor populations in developing countries. Many of today's Americans are malnourished also, but they are inundated with unhealthy foods and require a multidisciplinary approach to nutrition education. What would be the three most important points to include in a public nutrition program? Provide current literature to support your answer and include two nutritional education community resources.
History 1302 Final Exam Spring 2013 On the day of the final, the students will be told which two prompts they will be required to respond to in blue books that the students have provided to the instructor. Essays should show a great deal of thought and range between “short answers” and formal essays, leaning closer to the idea of an essay. The student may have one page of handwritten notes on a standard size sheet of paper (8½ X 11). Bring this sheet with you to the final. 1) The events at the 1968 Democratic national Convention in Chicago suggested to many that the nation was disintegrating. But, as the authors of the textbook have noted, the tensions that seemed so palpable that summer had been long in developing and had “revealed deep
General Instructions: • Write your name and student ID clearly above. • You have 1 hour and 15 minutes to write the exam. No extra time will be given. • There are 4 questions in the exam, all with subparts. The questions combine for a maximum of 100 points. • You must write your answers clearly in the space provided for each question. You might use the backside of each page, as well as any additional sheets as required. If you are using additional space, you must clearly label the question no. that you are answering. Any loose sheets must have your name and student ID written clearly. • The exam is open book/open notes, however,
Problem Set 2 is to be completed by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.
Challenges are all around us. Sometimes we face easy challenges and other times we face difficult challenges. In order to solve a problem, regardless of its level of difficulty, one must think critically and creatively in order to develop a satisfactory solution. As we try to solve the problems of our daily lives, it is important to examine any and all ideas. From the most mundane to the most radical, it is a healthy activity to express all ideas and do the filtering later. This paper will attempt to discuss and solve a problem I have some personal experience with. “It is one thing to have thinking skills and quite another to use them in everyday situations”
This article described the how a group of educators came together to introduce problem solving to third-grade students throughout the year as a means to teach other concepts instead of just teaching this concept when it was reached in the textbook. The educators were in groups of three with a mathematical consultant. During the course of this project the educators met with the mathematical consultant every four weeks to discuss how students responses and their presentations. During these meeting the educators would often make adjustment to better fit the students. The article contained subsections about the special spark, the before, during, and after of the problem
Richard explored the duty of a Coast Guardsmen and he stated that it can range, from one extreme to another and vary far and few between. Each day has a different struggle, a different mission and concludes with a different outcome.
Problem solving skills entail two distinct mental skill analytic and creative thinking. Analytical thinking utilizes comparing and contrasting, evaluating and selecting, to find the best alternative (ITS Education Asia, 2005). Creative thinking uses the imagination to create a large picture of the
1. Compare and contrast directional selection and disruptive selection and provide an example of each.
In order to minimize cost, the 500,000 gallons of cleaning fluid from the Cincinnati plant will be distributed as follows:
* Refining solutions is the final step used in creative problem solving. During the refinement process, the creative thinker is required to work out the details that surround the issue, by checking for imperfections, and comparing the solution against other possible solutions (Ruggiero, 2009). When the thinker arrives at a solution, and has worked through the solution’s imperfections the creative thinker should consider what changes the solution will cause and how the solution affects other people. In week three of the creative minds and critical thinking class, given through University of Phoenix, I completed an assignment that addressed solving a
Problem solving is a universal process that allows us to make decisions on everything from what to eat and what to wear. These steps contain the necessary knowledge that has been constructed through previous life experiences. Without sufficient experience the supports designed to strengthen our choices are weakened ending in the ultimate failure of the problem.
Good problem solvers have different approaches and characteristic as compared to non problem solvers (Whimbey, 1982). The characteristics that I possess are: