Problem Solving

 Similar to Solving Math Word Problem  Read the Problem  Decide how to go about Solving the Problem  Solve the Problem  Test the Answer

Problem Solving  Polya’s 4 Steps of Problem Solving  U – Understand the Problem  D – Devise a Good Plan to Solve  I – Implement the Plan  E – Evaluate the Implementation

Programming  Read the Problem Statement / Scenario / Description of the Problem  Decide how to Solve the Problem  Create an Algorithm / Storyboard / Flowchart  Program the Code  Implement in Programming Language  Test the Solution  Run the Code

Computer Programming  Step 1: Read the Problem  What is the Problem to be solved  What objects will be used to solve the problem  What actions need to take place  These actions will become the instructions in the program

Computer Programming  Step 2: Devise a Good Plan to Solve the Problem  Plan a list of actions to perform a task  Break the problem into smaller sub-problems

Storyboards  Created to depict the sequence of scenes  Sequence of major scenes with transitions  Picture of where the objects are in the scenes  Description of what action is occurring  List of Sounds, etc.  Can be created in PowerPoint

Textual Storyboards  Provide an outline format  List of Actions required to Perform Task  Flowchart  Algorithm  Pseudocode  Written like program code but more “English Like”

Homework  Read Chapter 2  Exercises 2-1  1b  1c  Exercises 2-2  3  4  5