On the importance of a structured, systemic methodology to solve physics problems
To further motivate the subsequent discussion, let us summa-rize our introductory commentaries. We are essentially point-ing out three major problems in the learning and teaching of physics:
1) the demand by physics instructors for effective teach-ing strategies that would explain how much time should be spent on teaching intuitive conceptual reasoning and how much time on developing students' quantitative reasoning, and how to teach both aspects holistically;
2) the students' need for suitable textbooks that will help them develop mathematical abilities reasoning, which are essential for enhancing their knowledge of conceptual physics; and
3) a deficiency in the teaching of physics leading to stu-dents not being taught a coherent physics problem-solving strategy that would enable them to engage in both mathematical and conceptual reasoning.