This section examines how to take a problem, decompose it and design an algorithm to solve it. The following example has been written by BBC Bitesize consultants as a suggestion of the type of problem ...

wet_calc ← 1.5 OUTPUT “What speed is the go-kart travelling at?” speed ← USERINPUT WHILE (speed IS NOT integer) OR (speed < 10) OR(speed > 50) DO OUTPUT “Speed must be a whole number between 10 and 50 ...

What just happened? Researchers have developed an algorithm that allows robots to autonomously identify weaknesses in their skills and then systematically practice to improve them. It's akin to giving ...