Introduction to Problem Solving

Problem solving strategies, Concepts and properties of Algorithm; Role of algorithm in problem solving process, Characteristics of a good algorithm, steps involved in algorithm development Problem solving strategies: top down and bottom up methods; Implementation strategies, Develop Algorithm for simple problem, Representation of Algorithms; Flowchart and Pseudocodes, Development of flowcharts and pseudocodes, Flowcharts symbols and uses, Program objects. Implementation of Algorithms in any programming language such as Visual Basic, Java, C, or C++