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AP Computer Science Principles›Unit 3: Algorithms and Programming›Algorithms and Programming

Developing Algorithms and Binary Search

Combine sequencing, selection, and iteration into algorithms; binary search finds items in sorted lists by halving.

Writing algorithms
Linear vs. binary search
Reusing existing algorithms

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3Algorithms and Programming

Variables, Lists, and Procedures
Expressions, Strings, and Data Abstraction
Conditionals, Iteration, and Boolean Logic
Developing Algorithms and Binary Search
Procedures and Libraries
Simulations and Random Values
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