Problem-solving approach

FIG. 5-24 Flowchart iUnstrating problem solving approach using mass-transfer rate expressions in the context of mass conservation. 

R, E. Lehr and A. E Marchand, Orbital Symmetry A Problem-Solving Approach, Academic Press, New York, 1972, p. 37. 

Perhaps the most inipoilant job that the engineer faces on a day-to-day basis is the need to solve problems. Several problem solving approaches arc presented in Part IV in an attempt to identify hazards (particularly of an accidental nature). These problem solving methods include, but are not limited to ... 

The problem-solving approach that ties the processing variables to products properties includes considering melt orientation, polymer degradation, free volume/molecular packing and relaxation, cooling stresses, and other such factors. The most influential of these four conditions is melt orientation, which can be related to molded-in stress or strain. 

With all types of plastic processes, troubleshooting guides are set up to take fast, corrective action when products do not meet their performance requirements. This problem-solving approach fits into the overall fabricating-design interface. One brief example of troubleshooting an RP/composite is in Table 8-44. 

The seven-step problem-solving approach is appropriate. 

The seven-step problem-solving approach served us well in doing the thermodynamics examples of Chapter 6 and is equally valuable for quantitative entropy calculations. 

Several analytical methods are available to quantify chlorophylls and choice depends on the information needed. For quality control in industries and legislation attendance, simple and cost-effective methods represent widely used problem-solving approaches. For research purposes, more sensitive and precise methods are necessary to identify chlorophylls and derivatives simultaneously and individually. 

Chittenden, D. H. (1987) Chem. Eng., NY94 (March 16) 89. How to solve it revisited Engineering problem solving approach. 

Fire protection is a science that stretches as far back as the Roman Empire. The aqueducts and the Corp of Vigilantes gave the Romans what they needed for fire protection and control. Through the years, the practice of fire protection has evolved from a problem-solving approach to a mature, systematic discipline. 

The basic steps that are taken to solve an analytical problem can be described using the scientific problem-solving approach shown in Figure 2.1. The first step in defining the problem is gaining an understanding of the context of the... 

Frieden, B. R. (1983). Probability, Statistical Optics, and Data Testing A Problem Solving Approach. Springer-Verlag, New York. 

This first sample question is followed by a step-by-step analysis that shows you how to use common sense and a systematic problem-solving approach to select the best possible answer. You might want to try working out the answer yourself before you read the explanation that follows. 

Good judgment and common sense, not to mention common courtesy, should lead you to eliminate choices c and d as inappropriate responses. The problem-solving approach should help you to reason that choice a is not appropriate. If you chop down a tree near utility lines, the tree or the lines may cause injury to yourself or others. Because this choice does not show concern for safety, it can also be eliminated. 

Elsa Reichmanis We don t use formal innovation processes such as those described in the preceding presentations. We do continually examine our portfolio of activities and determine what relates to the business from the advanced development, applied research perspective and from the very long-term research perspective. We need to have a mix of both, and we have a broad continuum of activity. In reality the spectrum of fundamental research to productization requires different modes of working at different stages—there is an evolution from what could perhaps be more individual blue-sky research to a team-based, problem-solving approach. To be successful, we need flexibility. 

Rowan, K.E. 1994. Why rules for risk communication are not enough A problem-solving approach to risk communication. Risk Anal. 14(3) 365-374. 

The physical sciences use a problem-solving approach called dimensional analysis. Dimensional analysis requires conversion factors. A conversion factor is a numerator and a denominator that are equal to each other. Some conversion factors are... 

The two aspects of documentation are documenting care delivered to patients and documenting progress toward meeting practice plan objectives. The problem-oriented medical record is used by health care professionals to convey information about patient care. The problem-oriented medical record is a means to organize observations into a systematic, problem-solving approach that can be conveyed to others. The problem-oriented approach to documentation is intended to streamline the amount of reading that practitioners must do to update themselves on a patient s status. 

The problem-solving approach introduced in the previous sections and several additional procedural suggestions are summarized below. Given a description of a process, the values of several process variables, and a list of quantities to be determined ... 

Lehman, J.W. (1999) Operational Organic Chemistry. A problem-solving approach to the laboratory course, 3rd Edn, Prentice Hall, Harlow, Essex. 

Referring to the maintenance and troubleshooting sections of an instrument s manual is highly recommended. Many individuals consult manuals only after a catastrophic failure and then only when all other problem-solving approaches have been exhausted. Modern HPLC systems often have self-diagnostic capabilities that help isolate the problem area within the instrument. 

Jensen, James N. A Problem-Solving Approach to Aquatic Chemistry. New York Wiley, 2003. 

Many other authors in the field have taken up different approaches and some have given even 20 to 30 steps in the problem solving approach for teaching of chemistry. 

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