Terren Suydam wrote: >>>
Understanding goes far beyond mere knowledge - understanding *is* the ability to solve problems. One's understanding of a situation or problem is only as deep as one's (theoretical) ability to act in such a way as to achieve a desired outcome. <<< I disagree. A grandmaster of chess can explain his decisions and I will understand them. Einstein could explain his theory to other physicist(at least a subset) and they could understand it. I can read a proof in mathematics and I will understand it - because I only have to understand (= check) every step of the proof. Problem solving is much much more than only understanding. Problem solving is the ability to *create* a sequence of actions to change a system's state from A to a desired state B. For example: Problem Find a path from A to B within a graph. An algorithm which can check a solution and can answer details about the solution is not necessarily able to find a solution. -Matthias ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
