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ALGORITHMIC
3 THINKING
PRIMARY PREVIEW
Understanding Algorithm Writing Simple Algorithms
Logical Thinking and Decision Making Flow of Instructions
Debugging Simple Problems Algorithm in Real-life
You must have followed a recipe to bake cookies or given a friend step-by-step
directions to your house. If so, then you have already used algorithmic thinking
without even knowing it. In this chapter, you will learn how to think like a computer
and a detective. You will break problems into small steps, make decisions, fix
mistakes and see how algorithms are everywhere around you.
UNDERSTANDING ALGORITHM
An algorithm is simply a set of step-by-step instructions that are followed in a
specific order to solve a problem or complete a task.
Think of an algorithm like a very detailed recipe. A recipe tells you exactly what
ingredients to use, how much of each and in what order to do things. If you skip a
step or do things in the wrong order, your cake might not turn out right. The same
is true for algorithms.
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