Chapter

Introduction

From Quantitative Problem Solving in Natural Resources by Peter Moore

Concepts

1. Authentic Problem

   "An authentic quantitative problem is an intellectual challenge involving complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity rather than a prompt that clearly identifies a recently demonstrated procedure. Solving

2. Natural Resource

   "Problems in natural resource science are often open-ended and require several steps and different techniques. Every quantity in an equation should have a real meaning or role, allowing scientific kno

3. Water-lily Problem

   "The water-lily problem shows that a solver must clarify unfamiliar units, create a useful representation, and identify the geometric relationships among known and unknown quantities. Drawing a pictur