Invitation to Computer Science, C++ Version, Third Edition

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1Chapter 2: Algorithm D is c ov ery an d D es ign Invitation to Computer Science, C++ Version, Third Edition ff fi Objectives In this chapter, you will learn about: fl Representing algorithms fl Examples of algorithmic problem solving ff ffi I n tr o d u ctio n fl This chapter discusses algorithms and algorithmic problem solving using three problems: Searching lists Finding maxima and minima Matching patterns ff R ep r esen tin g A l g o r ith m s fl Natural language Language spoken and written in everyday life Examples: English, Spanish, Arabic, etc. Problems with using natural language for algorithms !

• data values from the outside world
• continuation condition
• characters of pattern
• natural language
• natural-language
• algorithm
• string
• pattern
• operations
• loop