This resource introduces decomposition, abstraction and what makes an algorithm precise, then moves through the four standard flowchart symbols, writing pseudocode, and the three programming ...

Help students become familiar with pseudocode by asking them to match pseudocode programs to their purposes (or explaining them if higher ability). This activity includes use of IF statements, FOR ...

Transforming an idea into a functional program involves a series of structured steps. Before the code is written and the program is tested, there's a critical phase where the logic and structure of ...

Algorithms now make lots of decisions, but they have their own biases, writes Wharton’s Kartik Hosanagar in his new book. When we buy something on Amazon or watch something on Netflix, we think it’s ...

The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing – algorithm. In the most ...