SECTION 4 Assessment
(30) Key Concept What are the two general steps in successful problem solving?Hint
(31) Key Concept List the three steps for solving numeric problems.Hint
(32) Key Concept List the two steps for solving conceptual problems.Hint
(33)Read the conversion problem and then answer the questions. “There are 3600 seconds in an hour. How many seconds are there in one day?”
Identify the known and the unknown.
What relationship between the known and unknown do you need to solve the problem?
Calculate the answer to the problem.
Evaluate your answer and explain why your answer makes sense.
Compare and Contrast Paragraph
Write a paragraph comparing the processes for solving numeric problems and conceptual problems. How are the processes similar? In what way are they different?
Assessment 1.4 Test yourself on the concepts in Section 1.4.