Intro to Algorithms
Use this website to develop your understanding of algorithms, including searching, sorting, recursion, and graph theory. Learn with a combination of articles, visualizations, quizzes, and coding challenges.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Professional learning |
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P05
Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI10P06
Validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases |
| Keywords | Algorithms, Conditional statements, Divide and conquer, Binary search, Branhing, Algorithms, Conditional statements, Divide and conquer, Binary search, Branching |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics |
| Organisation | Khan Academy |
| Copyright | 2016 Khan Academy. Content (excluding videos) Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0; Videos Creative Commons BY 3.0 |
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