An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician are given a problem solving test.
The engineer is first. When directed, he opens a door and sees a fire, a faucet, and a small trash can. He enters the room, fills the can with water, douses the fire, and emerges from the room saying, "The problem is solved."
The physicist opens the door and sees the same scenario. He enters the room, fills the trash can with water, but then places the can full of water near the fire. When he exits the room, he says, "The solution is left to the reader."
The mathematician opens the door, looks inside, then closes the door. Then he says, "The solution exists."
I still don't understand this topic.
The engineer is first. When directed, he opens a door and sees a fire, a faucet, and a small trash can. He enters the room, fills the can with water, douses the fire, and emerges from the room saying, "The problem is solved."
The physicist opens the door and sees the same scenario. He enters the room, fills the trash can with water, but then places the can full of water near the fire. When he exits the room, he says, "The solution is left to the reader."
The mathematician opens the door, looks inside, then closes the door. Then he says, "The solution exists."
I still don't understand this topic.