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Trial and Error Step 4: Can It Be A Simplified Algorithm?

This document outlines a 5-step strategy for developing algorithms through trial and error. Step 1 involves clearly describing the problem. Step 2 is analyzing the problem to determine starting and end points. Step 3 acknowledges that initial algorithms may lack important details. Step 4 advises refining algorithms by adding more details based on examples. Step 5 is testing the algorithm to verify it solves the problem and determining ways it can be improved.

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Trial and Error Step 4: Can It Be A Simplified Algorithm?

This document outlines a 5-step strategy for developing algorithms through trial and error. Step 1 involves clearly describing the problem. Step 2 is analyzing the problem to determine starting and end points. Step 3 acknowledges that initial algorithms may lack important details. Step 4 advises refining algorithms by adding more details based on examples. Step 5 is testing the algorithm to verify it solves the problem and determining ways it can be improved.

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Trial and error Step 4

Strategy is the approach that deals with trying to After seeing the example with the previous step
number of different solutions and ruling out the ones and hay a major goal is to develop an algorithm,
that do not work. Approaching this strategy as the first taking into account the capabilities of the computer
method in an attempt to solve any problem can be and also the following.
The larger the problem you take into account more and
highly time-consuming. So, it's best to use this strategy
more details, ie add details to the above algorithm and if
as a follow up to figure out the best possible solution,
it reflects an anomaly polish it even more, this process is
after you have Narrowed down the possible number
called step-by-step refinement.
of solutions using other techniques.
Step1 Step 5
This step should be executed very carefully, you This step consists of putting a job the algorithm to
should also make a clear and detailed description of verify that it solves the problem, once this route
the problem you are facing, as there is something was done we start one generation another series of
more than what your description is ambiguous after a questions like:
Can it be a simplified algorithm?
drop in algorithm development.
Is this solution similar to the other? How do they look
alike? And if not, their differences
Step 2
When performing an analysis of the problem, you can
easily determine a starting point and a final point to
determine the intermediate points. In addition to a good
description of the problem, the analysis of the problem
will be easier, after having an initial point.
Step 3
As an algorithm is a plan but you must remember that
it is a plan that comes in high level of detail for
example:
Algorithm:
- Go to a store where they sell gifts
- Select the gift
- Buy
- Send the gift
But there are some details that are not taken into
account as:
What shop to visit?
What kind of gift? A teddy, a clothes card
How to get to my boyfriend's house? By car,
motorcycle, taxi or walking
That is why this kind of details and your comments in the
next step

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