The document defines algorithms and flowcharts. It provides an example algorithm to determine a student's final grade and whether they pass or fail based on calculating the average of four marks. It then shows the same algorithm expressed as a flowchart using common flowchart symbols like rectangles, diamonds, and arrows. Another example algorithm determines the largest of two values and prints the result. The document encourages visiting the presenter's Facebook page and websites for more information.

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3. ALGORITHMS
&
FLOWCHARTS
Ashwin Anand V
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4. Algorithm
An Algorithm is just a detailed sequence of simple
steps that are needed to solve a problem
Flowchart
A Flowchart is the graphical representation of
an Algorithm.

5. Steps to create an algorithm
• First produce a general algorithm
• Refine the algorithm successively to get step by step detailed
algorithm that is very close to a computer language.
• Pseudo code is an artificial and informal language that helps
programmers develop algorithms. Pseudo code is very similar
to everyday English.

6. Example
Write an algorithm to determine a student’s final grade and indicate
whether it is passing or failing. The final grade is calculated as the
average of four marks.
Pseudo code:
• Input a set of 4 marks
• Calculate their average by summing and dividing by 4
• if average is below 50
Print “FAIL”
else
Print “PASS”

7. Detailed Algorithm
Step 1: Input M1,M2,M3,M4
Step 2: GRADE (M1+M2+M3+M4)/4
Step 3: if (GRADE < 50) then
Print “FAIL”
else
Print “PASS”
end

8. Flowchart Symbols
Basic
Name Symbol Use in Flowchart
Oval Denotes the beginning or end of the program
Parallelogram Denotes an input operation
Rectangle Denotes a process to be carried out
e.g. addition, subtraction, division etc.
Diamond Denotes a decision (or branch) to be made.
The program should continue along one of
two routes. (e.g. IF/THEN/ELSE)
Hybrid Denotes an output operation
Flow line Denotes the direction of logic flow in the program

9. Example
START
Step 1: Input
Input
M1,M2,M3,M4
M1,M2,M3,M4
Step 2: GRADE
(M1+M2+M3+M4)/4
GRADE (M1+M2+M3+M4)/4
Step 3: if (GRADE <50) then
Print “FAIL”
N Y
IS
GRADE<50
else
Print “PASS”
PRINT PRINT end
“PASS” “FAIL”
STOP

10. Example
• Write an algorithm that reads two values, determines the
largest value and prints the largest value with an identifying
message.
ALGORITHM
Step 1: Input A,B
Step 2: if (A> B) then
MAX A
else
MAX B
end
Step 3: Print “The largest value is”, MAX

11. • The expression A>B is a logical expression
• it describes a condition we want to test
• if A>B is true (if A is greater than B) we take the action on left
• print the value of A
• if A>B is false (if A is not greater than B) we take the action
on right
• print the value of B

12. START
Input
A,B
Y is
N
A>B
MAX A MAX B
Print
“The largest value is”, MAX
STOP

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