Concepts of Problem Solving

Descartes Scientific Methodology

First Principles Thinking

Elon Musk says that first principles thinking
is a way of reasoning from the most basic truths.
for example: use newton 3 laws and calculus make a steam engine. use turing machine build AI?
use von-neuman computation architecuture build a application ?

Principles of Problem Solving (from Stewart Calculus)

Goal:

“Accordingly, a modified version of Polya’s four-stage problem- solving strategy is presented following Chapter 1 in Principles of Problem Solving.”

How to Solve It (from George Polya)

” As a student of George Polya, James Stewart experienced first-hand Polya’s delightful and penetrating insights into the process of problem solving.”

tackle challenging ~ endeavor ~ strive~to devote serious effort or energy