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Course: BCA Year: 1

Course Title: Problem Solving Techniques Course Code: CAUCBC106T

Semester: I L T P C
3 0 0 3

Course Objectives:
 To understand the various steps in program development.
 To learn the syntax and semantics of programming languages.
 To learn the uses of structured programming approach in solving programs.
Unit Content Hours
Computer Problem Solving: Evolution of programming, languages – Introduction to
machine level language, Assembly language and Higher level languages.
1 Programing Life Cycle , Understanding the Problem Statement, Planning Program design 8
using Hierarchy charts, Expressing Program logic using flowcharts /Pseudocode, Coding
using a programing language such as ‘C’/’Python’, Documenting, Compiling, Debugging
and Executing.
Algorithm Development: Definition, Algorithm: a solution to a problem, Input-Output
Statements, Decision Making Statements, Looping Statements, Examples.
Flowcharting: Definition, Input-Output Statements, Decision Making Statements,
2 Looping Statements, Module representation, Drawing conventions and standards, 8
Example.
Debugging: Bug, errors : syntax ,semantics and runtime, Compilation, Interoperation,
Program debugging.
Logic Building and Problem Solving Based on Number:
Addition/ Subtraction/ Multiplication/ Division of two numbers, Power of a Number,
3 Prime Number, Reversing a Number, HCF of two numbers, LCM of two numbers. Perfect 8
No, Factor of a number, Strong number, Perfect number, Auto-morphic number, Harshad
number, Abundant number, Friendly pair.
Logic Building and Problem Solving Based on Arrays:
4 Largest element in an array, Smallest Element in an Array, Smallest and largest element 8
in an array, Second Smallest Element in an Array, sum of elements in an array, Reverse
an Array.
Logic Building and Problem Solving Based on Series and patterns:
5 Fibonacci Series, Triangular number series, Square number series, Cube number series, 8
Alphabet Triangle, Number Triangle, Fibonacci Triangle

Course Outcome:
At the end of this course students will demonstrate the ability:
 To write algorithms and to draw flowcharts for solving problems.
 To code and test a given logic.
 To be able to clearly define a problem.
 To develop a consistent problem-solving approach

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