08.3 Analogy and Transfer
8.3 Analogy and Transfer Analogy is the recognition that one problem has the same shape as another. Transfer is the use of that recognition to move ideas, methods, or results from one setting to another. A useful analogy is not based on surface resemblance. It is based on structure. Two problems may use different objects and notation, but if their relationships match, the same method may apply. For example, the...