146. OCR A Level (H046-H446) SLR25 – 2.3 Analysis &design of algorithms

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OCR Specification Reference
AS Level 2.3.1a
A Level 2.3.1a

This video provides you with some simple steps you can follow when you first set out analysing and designing an algorithm to solve a new problem.

Key question:

- What are some of the techniques and methods you could use to help design and write algorithms?

00:00 Analysis and design of algorithms
00:07 Intro
00:12 Taking a systematic approach to problem-solving
01:02 Word search example
03:31 Pseudocode design for solving a word search
04:45 Abstraction
06:25 Python example
14:54 Taking a systematic approach to problem-solving continued
15:58 A note from the exam board
16:22 Key question
16:32 Outro

Last updated: 27.07.26

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