ROHINI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY UNIT I (GE8151 PROBLEM SOLVING AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING) ALGORITHMIC PROBLEM SOLVING Algorithms are procedural solutions to problems. Algorithmic problem solving is defined as the formulation and solution of problems where solution involves the principles and techniques to construct the correct algorithms. It means that solving problems that require formulation of an algorithm for their solution. Steps in designing and analyzing an algorithm The steps are i) Understanding the problem ii) Ascertaining the capabilities of a computational device iii) Choosing between exact and approximate problem solving iv) Deciding on appropriate data structures. v) Algorithm design ...
Principles of Algorithmic Problem Solving JohanSannemo October24,2018 ii This version of the book is a preliminary draft. Expect to nd typos and other mistakes. If you do, please report them to ♦♥s♥♥♠♦♦♦♠♦♠. Before report- ing a bug, please check whether it still exists in the lat- est version of this draft, available at tt♣sts s♥♥♠♦ss♠♥♣. Contents Preface ix ReadingthisBook xi I Preliminaries 1 1 AlgorithmsandProblems 3 1.1 ComputationalProblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.2.1 Correctness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.3 ProgrammingLanguages ...