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Algorithmics Study Design
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) have recently approved an Algorithmics course for students who wish to undertake this area of mathematics.
Unit 3: Algorithmic problem solving
This unit focuses on how algorithms are used for solving complex problems. Algorithms are systematic problem-solving procedures that exist independently of computers. The study of algorithms lies at the heart of computer science and provides the formal foundation for computer programming. However, algorithmic problem solving is also a technique that can be applied very broadly in addressing a wide range of complex practical problems. In Area of Study 1 students acquire and apply a range of knowledge and skills to model real-world information.
Unit 4: Principles of algorithm design
This unit focuses on the algorithm design process. Students develop the knowledge and skills to identify the resources that an algorithm needs to function effectively. In Area of Study 1 students investigate the correctness
and efficiency of algorithms and apply these to the formal analysis of a naïve algorithm for a given problem.
