Re: apples and oranges

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskiL@Mail.Montclair.edu>]

L. R. Cartwright (Larry) wrote:

> .... Unless the problem is so simple as to be transparent, the only
> strategy that can be counted on over the long haul is something like:

> (1) Sketch a picture or diagram of the situation
> (2) Identify what you know: any data that you have been
>     given or know or can determine (including units)
> (3) Identify what you are supposed to find (including units)
> (4) Identify any relationships that you might use to tie together
>     what you know and what you are trying to find out
> (5) Plan a computation or series of computations that should
>     produce the result you are supposed to find, expressed as
>     equations that can be used with your calculator
> (6) Execute a solution, including units
> (7) Examine the solution; does it make sense?

May I have your permission of posting this (using big letters) in
our classroom? Thanks for a good list.