68. Pearson Edexcel GCSE (1CP2) Topic 6A Algorithmic thinking
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EDEXCEL 1CP2 Specification Reference - Topic 6A: 6.1.1 - 6.1.6
This video explores how to take a systematic approach to problem solving, often referred to as "Algorithmic thinking" : getting to a solution by identifying the individual steps needed. An algorithmic way of approaching a word-search is used as an example. The code used is not important in this video, merely the approach of breaking a problem down to achieve a working solution. Advantages algorithmic thinking are discussed in another video, “Decomposition”.
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00:00 Algorithmic thinking
00:10 Intro
00:15 Algorithmic thinking
00:48 Wordsearch example
03:17 Decomposition of solving a word search
04:31 Wordsearch abstraction
13:10 Summary
14:13 Outro
Last updated: 27.10.25
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