Meta Solution: The Structure of Problem Solving

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Nature of Problems
• Searching Algorithms
• References

Introduction

In my personal experience with problem solving I have found that time and time again, there is no real “philosophy” of problem solving.¹ And with that lack of literature, I have been tasked with defining my own philosophy of sorts for understanding, and thinking about problem solving.

To that purpose, I have frequently found my self thinking most determinedly on a singular question: Is there such a process that will ensure, know matter what is known or unknown to you, the acquisition of the solution to the problem you are faced with? The short answer is yes: structure. The long answer is where we shall focus our explication.

The Nature of Problems

Searching Algorithms

References