
17.10.2023
Hilbert problem(s)
The Hilbert Problems are a set of 23 mathematical challenges presented by the German mathematician David Hilbert in 1900. Aimed at defining future research directions, these pro...
17.10.2023
Alltag problem(s)
Divide in couples and discuss with Your colleagues cases when You use the word problem in daily life. Pose Yourself questions like "What was the last problem I solved ?", "What ...
17.10.2023
etymology of the term 'problem'
From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thr...

26.10.2023
Millenium Problems
The Millennium Problems are seven mathematical challenges established by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000, each with a prize of one million dollars for a correct solution....

26.10.2023
wicked problems
No Definitive Formulation
No Stopping Rule
Solutions Are Not True-or-False
No Immediate and No Ultimate Test
Every Solution is a 'One-Shot Operation'
No Enumerable (or Exhaustiv...
26.10.2023
13 teacher-proposed D&C problems
This is the set of problem(s) to which I expose all my D&C students since AE50.Hopefully, at least 1 will be "solved" during my lifetime, 2 during Your lifetime and 3 during lif...

26.10.2023
10 student-proposed D&C problems
Radioactive waste disposalLiberation from fossil fuel dependencyLanguage extinctionWeltverständlichmachungUnf*cking the Wohnungsmarkt............The Clock Reform