Algorithmic Thinking with Python. Decrease and Conquer Strategy

Algorithmic Thinking with Python part 2 – Decrease and Conquer Strategy

This article is about computational thinking. Before we dive in though, check out this puzzle: The Ferrying Soldiers Puzzle A troop of 20 soldiers must cross a river with with no bridge....

Algorithmic Thinking with Python part 1 – Brute Force Algorithms

Many computational problems can be solved by trying all possible candidate solutions until the correct solution to the problem is found. This approach is often called Exhaustive Search or Brute Force Search....

Musical Bubble Sort in Python

I am a firm believer in offering a wide variety of perspectives on the topics I teach in Computer Science. I also like to make connections between Computer Science and other subjects....

Python Programming Challenge – Intervals of Consecutive Characters

Python Programming Challenge – Intervals of Consecutive Characters Here’s a fun Python programming challenge: Write a function which takes a string as input and returns a list of tuples containing the start...

Learning Bubble Sort for Computer Science GCSE and A Level

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that is probably true, IF you are ready to understand the picture! When this is the case, we often experience those wonderful...

Eight Queens Puzzle in Python

The Eight Queens Puzzle is a classic problem whose goal is to place 8 queens on an 8x8 chessboard in such a way that none of the queens share a row, column...

A Puzzle About Socks

Here’s a puzzle to help practice your computational thinking skills. Don’t forget to take it slowly and think through your answer carefully before committing. A sock drawer contains ten pairs of black...

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