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April 3, 2021 by KT

Problem Solving Notes

NotesHere are my notes on this topic:

1. Problem types

  • initial state
  • goal state
  • problem space
  • solution space
  • sequence of operations
  • well-defined problems
  • well-structured problems
  • Tower of Hanoi
  • ill-defined problems
  • open problems
  • closed problems

2. Six steps

  • where am I now
  • where do I want to be
  • how to get from here to there
  • will this work
  • try it out
  • recursive
  • problem
  • next action
  • implementation

3. Puzzles

  • mazes
  • creativity puzzles
  • magic (limited information)
  • jigsaw puzzles
  • puzzle boxes
  •   Japanese
  •   Thorndike
  •   Guthrie
  • stereotyping

4. Bounded rationality

  • Simon
  • bounded rationality
  • satisfysing
  • Gigerenzer
  • fast & frugal
  • focusing effect

5. Strategies

  • algorithms
  • procedure
  • formula
  • Tower of Hanoi
  • depth first
  • breadth first
  • Heuristics
  • trial & error
  • hill climbing
  •   rule
  •   take next best step
  •   local high
  •   local low
  • means-end analysis
  •   sub-goals
  •   root-cause analysis

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