The Algorithm
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An algorithm is a sequence of precise instructions that takes an input, runs a finite number of steps, and produces an output.
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Turn-by-turn directions name a starting point, a fixed series of moves, and a destination.
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A vague step disqualifies the whole procedure — precision is the entry fee.
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- 0004 "Algorithms Need Computers"
- 0005 Computing Before Electronics
- 0006 Halving the Haystack: Binary Search
- 0010 Software and the Program
- 0015 Theoretical Computer Science
- 0035 One Chapter, Whole Field
- 0041 Computational Thinking
- 0049 Testing and Debugging
- 0050 Pseudocode and the Flowchart
- 0052 Parallel Execution
- 0092 Algorithm and Program
- 0118 Algorithmic Problem-Solving
- 0236 The Algorithm's Three Requirements