Um programa de estudos baseado em problemas de programação para algoritmos matemáticos

Abstract

A recurring difficulty in the lives of students who enter courses involving information technology is learning algorithms. The traditional method does not focus on developing algorithmic thinking. However, the focus of this TCC is to reverse this difficulty through a program of study for mathematical algorithms based on problem-based learning. The problem-based learning technique has as its principle the stimulation of the student’s creativity and curiosity through the provision of problems related to the presented subject. The problems are divided into 3 levels: introduction, reinforcement and synthesis. Reinforcement and synthesis levels require a greater knowledge of the subject or some perception of an important characteristic, thus stimulating searches in other sources and also the student’s logical and creative thinking. All problems chosen come from programming competitions, which require a set of skills, such as creativity, theoretical knowledge and the ability to write memory and time efficient algorithms.