1. Chemistry 1.4
1.4 Chemistry

2. Skills Used in Solving Problems
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Skills Used in Solving Problems
Effective problem solving always involves developing a plan and then implementing that plan.

3. Solving Numeric Problems
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Solving Numeric Problems
The steps for solving a numeric word problem are analyze, calculate, and evaluate.
This flowchart summarizes the steps for solving a numeric problem. Predicting In which step do you make a plan for getting from what is known to what is unknown?

4. Solving Numeric Problems
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Solving Numeric Problems
Analyze
To solve a word problem, you must first determine where you are starting from (identify what is known) and where you are going (identify the unknown).
After you identify the known and the unknown, you need to make a plan for getting from the known to the unknown.

5. Solving Numeric Problems
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Solving Numeric Problems
Calculate
If you make an effective plan, doing the calculations is usually the easiest part of the process.
Evaluate
Check that your answer is reasonable and makes sense. Check that it has the correct unit and the correct number of significant figures.

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7. Solving Numeric Problems
for Sample Problem 1.1
Solving Numeric Problems
Problem Solving 1.27 Solve Problem 27 with the help of an interactive guided tutorial.

8. Solving Conceptual Problems
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Solving Conceptual Problems
The steps for solving a conceptual problem are analyze and solve.
This flowchart shows the two steps used for solving a conceptual problem. Comparing and Contrasting With a conceptual problem, why is the second step called Solve rather than Calculate?

10. Solving Conceptual Problems
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11. for Conceptual Problem 1.1
Problem Solving 1.29 Solve Problem 29 with the help of an interactive guided tutorial.

12. 1.4 Section Quiz
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13. 1.4 Section Quiz
1. Effective problem solving always involves developing a plan and then
evaluating the plan.
doing calculations.
making an estimate.
implementing the plan.

14. 1.4 Section Quiz
2. During the analyze step for solving a numeric word problem, you
make an estimate of the answer using correct units.
rearrange an equation to solve for an unknown.
identify what is known and unknown and make a plan.
convert a measurement from one unit to another.

15. 1.4 Section Quiz
3. The steps for solving a conceptual problem are
solve and evaluate.
analyze, solve, and evaluate.
analyze and solve.
analyze, calculate, and evaluate.

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