Examples of Problems

According to the general definition problem is an ordered couple of states of an object. This means that whenever we hear or think the word "problem" we can always find a well defined part of the objective reality to which the problem is related. That part of the objective reality is called "problem object". There are two states of the problem object that determine the problem itself - the initial state - which is the unfavouraable and often the current state  - and the final state being the favourable one, and  usually we would like to achieve that state in the future.

Comments to the problems were added casually and depict some features of the theory.

Problem
No Description Initial state Final state Comment
1 Moving a ball from position A to position B MovingBall_InitialState.jpg (79222 bytes) MovingBall_FinalState.jpg (81135 bytes) The problem object is the ball, its state can be specified by space coordinates of its position.
2 Opening a book OpeningBook_InitialState.jpg (74365 bytes) OpeningBook_FinalState.jpg (88063 bytes)
3 Closing a book ClosingBook_InitialState.jpg (88063 bytes) ClosingBook_FinalState.jpg (74365 bytes) This one is the inverse problem to the previous one
4 Wiping dry the dishes WipingDryDishes_InitialState.jpg (93050 bytes) WipingDryDishes_FinalState.jpg (93085 bytes) In the final state, the dishes are placed in the cupboards (and the water from the dishes is partly in the dishcloth and partly in the air, to be exact)
5 Software Problem SoftwareProblem_InitialState.jpg (88433 bytes) SoftwareProblem_FinalState.jpg (87806 bytes) Both states look the same - but really: status of the PC harddisk changed, because an error was fixed in the software
6 Software problem in detail SoftwareProblemInDetail_InitialState.jpg (54399 bytes) SoftwareProblemInDetail_FinalState.jpg (53293 bytes) The same problem as the previous one, but in   a detail. If the picture is enlarged it is possible to see that the "Software problem" is not cheating...
7 Ironing clothes Ironing_InitialState.jpg (94632 bytes) Ironing_FinalState.jpg (103257 bytes) The state of clothes changed for the better

 

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