Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking

1. Thinking Ahead

   • Very important to have a clear structure to follow
   • This will save a lot of time as you don't have to decide what you're doing during creation
   • You need to plan the outputs you want, so that you use the correct inputs.
   • Caching and the idea of prefetching is a real world computing use of thinking ahead

2. Thinking Procedurally

   • This involves breaking apart the steps in creating a program so that it is more manangable
   • When planning a solution to a problem, it may be important to get the steps in order
   • This can involve things such as checking for certain inputs before continuing a program, because previous information is necessary

3. Thinking Abstractly

   • This is where you show the important details
     • This saves time when reading a logarithm
     • It makes it much simpler to write instructions
   • Avoids repetition
   • Eliminates distracting details

4. Thinking Logically

   • Very important in planning programs in coding
   • Involves making decisions at certain points
     • Flowcharts have these decisions in them and are good examples of logical thinking
   • When coding, you can create a flowchart with these logical decisions to decide what to do at certain points.