Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Research Problems
• Knowledge Problems
• Troubleshooting Problems
• Mathematics Problems
• Resource Problems
• Social Problems
• Design Problems
Types of Problems; cont’
• Research Problems
o A hypothesis be proven or disproved
o Example; CFC may destroy the earth’s
ozone layer is a hypothesis. Design an
experiment that either proves or disproves
the hypothesis
Types of Probl em s;
cont ’
• Knowledge Problems
o When a person encounters a situation that
he doesn’t understand
o Example;
o A chemical engineer noticed that the
chemical plant produces more product
when it rains
o Further study showed that heat exchanger
cooled by rain increasing product
Types of Pr obl em s;
cont ’
• Troubleshooting Problems
o When eq uipm en t o r s oftware b eh aves in
unexpe ct ed o r i mp rop er ways
o Ex ampl e
o Du ri ng vibrati on te st o f a n a lumi num
be am, th e a mpl itu de o f th e re spo nse i s
higher at a ll e xci tin g fre qu encies
o Tro ubl eshooti ng s hows t hat 6 0 c ps o f AC
cu rren t w as cl ose to th e n atu ra l fre qu ency
of th e be am
Types of Probl em s; con t’
• Resource Problems
o There is never enough time, money, or
equipment to accomplish the task
o Engineers who can get the job done in spite
of resource limitations are highly prized and
awarded
o e.g. how will we get the money to build our
new factory?
Types of Problems; cont’
• Social Problems
o For example, if a factory is relocated to
where there is shortage of skilled worker,
engineers should set up training program
for employees
o e.g. how can we improve education?
Types of Problems; cont’
• Design Problems
o Require creativity, teamwork, and broad
knowledge
o Example; design a new car
o Economy car? SUV?
o Design goal and parameters
Team Exercise
3. An aly sis
• ide nti fy re lati on ships ,
• di sti ngu is h fa ct fro m op inion,
• de te ct l og ic i nform ati on,
• ma ke c oncl usion s fro m e vi de nce ,
• selec t re leva nt i nfo rma ti on,
• TRAN SL ATE REAL-W ORLD PRO BLEM IN TO
MA THEMAT ICAL M ODEL
• e.g. c ompa re th e dra g of d iff eren t b od y
type s a nd de te rmine i f e ngi ne c an fi t u nde r
th e h ood
Team Exercise
• Required:
o a) Sketch the problem
o b) How many acres of land are
contained by the cone created by her
line of site?
o c) How high would the balloon be if,
using the same procedure, an area
four times greater is encompassed?
Creative Problem Solving
• Problem statement
• Diagram
• Theory
• Assumptions
• Solution steps
• Identify results and verify accuracy