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Understanding Algorithm

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Agenda
• What is an algorithm?
• Why an algorithm is important in problem solving?
• Example of an algorithmic approach in calculating the area of a circle
• Algorithm of a Vending Machine
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What is an algorithm?
• An algorithm is a set of instruction(s)/step(s) to follow to complete a particular task

• Algorithm is the first step that we take when designing a solution of a problem

• It is the blueprint to solve a problem


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Why an algorithm is important in problem solving?
• Algorithm helps to design a solution using simple English language which is easy to
understand

• This helps in identifying potential issues at the beginning

• It also helps to focus on the quality of a solution and the time an algorithm needs for
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Example: Area of a Circle
● To calculate the area of a circle, we need radius as an input
● Formula to calculate an area of circle is = (3.14) * (radius) ^ 2
● The algorithm can be formulated as :
○ Input the radius of a circle
○ Declare a variable - area
○ Calculate and assign, area = 3.14 * (radius) ^ 2
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○ Return the area as an output

Pseudo Code:
func area(radius:int):
area = 3.14 * (radius) * (radius)
return area

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Algorithm of Vending Machine
● Algorithm for selecting an item from vending machine:
○ Select an item from vending machine
○ Vending machine will display the required amount
○ Insert the money in vending machine
○ Vending machine will check against the required amount
○ If the amount is more, machine will dispense the difference money and the
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requested item
○ If the amount is less, it will request for more money
○ If we cancel the request, any inserted money will be returned

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Summary
• We learned what is an algorithm?
• Why it is important for designing a solution of a given problem statement?
• Saw two examples as how we can use algorithms.

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