Computer Science · 6th Year · Computational Thinking and Problem Solving · 1.º Período
Pattern Recognition and Abstraction
Pupils identify similarities across different problems and learn to ignore irrelevant details to focus on what matters.
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About This Topic
Pupils identify similarities across different problems and learn to ignore irrelevant details to focus on what matters.
Key Questions
- How do patterns help us solve problems faster?
- What details can we leave out when describing a complex system?
- How do computers use abstraction?
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