Problem Solving

The following lengthy article is best viewed as a pdf file due to the fact that some formatting was lost, as well as a few characters, when converting the original Word file into an html file. The pdf format preserves the format and text of the original file exactly.

A Multiple Case Study of Novice and Expert Problem Solving in Kinematics (html file)

A Multiple Case Study of Novice and Expert Problem Solving in Kinematics (pdf file)

Below are a few extra items that might be helpful in getting students to understand what is going on inside the "black box" mentioned in the above article. Both are pdf files.

Equation Finder

Problem Solving Procedures

 

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