Unit 1: Introduction

Students who complete this unit will demonstrate that they can:

• Define the terms:
  • task decomposition
  • algorithm
  • computational thinking
  • syntax error
  • runtime error
  • logic error/bug
• Create algorithms for solving simple problems.
• Discuss the importance of algorithms in the problem-solving process.
• Discuss how a problem may be solved by multiple algorithms, each with different properties.
• Use valid built-in commands of the Python Interpreter (e.g. +, print(), input())

• Homework 1
• Preparation 1