Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Madness in the methods!

4.3 trillion combinations possible in a rubic cube. If one knows what he/she is doing it can be solved in 25 moves....

Isnt the above a amazing method to solve the Rubics madness.

But you can't apply the same method to winning a chess game, can you?

Methods have their limitations when applied to a problem. Not all problems can be solved through methods. Typical failures can occur under following circumstances:

1. Incorrect definition of problem
2. Applying the wrong methods or methods wrongly
3. Deriving the wrong conclusions of resolution
4. Underestimating the complexity and power of execution
5. Carrying rationality of thoughts too far!
6. Underestimating the intangibles!
7. Many other countless reasons.....that I've not listed

Dont you think a typical undergraduate can apply collection of methods to solve worlds hunger then?

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