Top Ten questions/comments to Brown & Walter

The Art of Problem Posing by Stephen I. Brown and Marion I. Walter

1. What is the problem asking?
2. Can it be generalized?
3. What are the givens?
4. Are there any exceptions to the rule?
5. What are the parameters and what are the variables?
6. What are some applications?
7. What if the number of parameters was varied?
8. What are the constraints on each parameter/variable?
9. Can the problem be represented graphically?
10. What tools can I use to solve this problem?