Problem Solvin Skills

🧮 Introduction to Problem-Solving

Example Framework (Polya’s 4-Step Model Adapted for Programming)

• Understand the problem
  • What’s the input?
  • What’s the expected output?
  • What are the constraints?
• Plan the solution
  • Use pseudocode, flowcharts, or stepwise refinement.
• Implement the plan
  • Write code.

Things we'll be looking out for in this journey

• Iteration (loops)
• Conditionals
• Recursion
• Divide and conquer
• Searching and sorting
• Using data structures effectively

Requirements from the student

• Knowledge on arithmetic operations
• Some basic rules on logic
• The student dosen't have to know how to code but it will help if they do
• Willing to learn

language used (python)

Sources

W3resource
Automate the boring stuff with python

Activities

Day 1: Algorithms Day 2: Strings