Problem solving Introduction to programming. Do Now You are at a river that you want to cross with...

Problem solving

Introduction to programming

Do Now

You are at a river that you want to cross with all your goods. Your goods consist of a chicken, a bag of grain and your dog, Rover. You have to cross the river in a rowing boat but can only take one of your goods with you at once. You cannot leave the chicken alone with the grain as the chicken will eat the grain. You cannot leave your dog alone with the chicken as Rover will eat it. How do you get everything intact across the river?

How to solve a problemInitial situation

Resources

Constraints

Assumptions

Goal

Ownership

You, the chicken, the bag of grain and the dog are on one bank of the river with access to a boat

The rowing boat and your knowledge and problem solving skills

You can only take one thing in the boat with you at once. You must not leave the dog with the chicken and the chicken with the bag of grain

You can only take things one way across the river

You, the chicken, the bag of grain and the dog must be on the other bank intact

You are involved in the planning and carrying out of the solution. You benefit from a solution

Becoming a ProgrammerTo become a programmer you should be an

An analytical thinkerProgrammers need to be problem solvers. The process of programming requires that we systematically break complicated problems down, plan and implement solutions and find / eliminate small inconsistencies in code (bugs).

Analytical thinking also manifests in the ability to follow complicated logic through disparate code segments and understand it. It allows us to grasp abstract concepts such as Object Oriented methodology and design patterns and implement it in practice.

Riddle one

How can this shape be cut once, in a straight line to create to equal sized halves.