Topics / Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving / Algorithms
Algorithms
An algorithm is a set of instructions/steps/rules that are followed to solve a problem.
We follow algorithms every day, maybe without even realising we are doing so:
- You have a routine for cleaning your teeth
- You follow a series of memorised steps when making a drink of tea
- Cookery books have pages full of algorithms
Algorithm design
There are two common methods to express algorithm designs, they are pseudocode and flowcharts.
Our Pseudocode page explains about expressing algorithms as pseudocode
Our Flowcharts page explains about expressing algorithms as flowcharts
Both methods are perfectly acceptable and have their individual merits.
