Essays about: "extreme case reasoning"

Found 2 essays containing the words extreme case reasoning.

1. 1. A case study of student reasoning about refraction and image-object positioning

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fysikundervisningens didaktik

   Author : David Nygren; [2014]
   Keywords : reasoning; refraction; optics; mental model; cognitive process; disciplinary discourse; analogical reasoning; extreme case reasoning; ray tracing; intuition; conceptual understanding; recalling; visual memory; representations;

   Abstract : This exploratory case study was undertaken to obtain a greater understanding of the difficulties that physics students face when solving image-object projections in optics problems. This was carried out by studying the students’ reasoning when facing new kinds of problem settings using the refraction of light and the position of the virtual image and the real object as the frame for the research. READ MORE

3. 2. Purchase Price Allocation and Impairment Testing - A straight application of standards?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Nathalie Redmo; Emma Wallgren; [2011]
   Keywords : purchase price allocation; impairment testing; goodwill; intangible assets; IFRS;

   Abstract : The importance of goodwill and intangible assets has amplified over the years as both their presence in the standards and their values in the financial reports have increased. How the purchase price allocation (PPA) and the subsequent impairment testing process are made is of great importance as different choices have different consequences on for example the financial reports and key ratios. READ MORE