What is decomposition?
Breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts
Adding detail to make a problem more complex
When you ignore the unnecessary detail in a problem
Why do we decompose a complex problem?
To make it more difficult to solve
To change the problem we have
To make it easier to solve
Which of these is an example of decomposition?
Watching a mechanic repair a bicycle
Looking at different bicycles for similarities between them
Finding out how a bicycle works by looking in detail at the different parts that make up the bicycle
Breaking the problem of organising a cake sale into smaller parts, such as who will bake the cakes and when to hold the cake sale
Taking the problem of baking a cake and thinking about how we can make it the best cake possible
Looking at what different kinds of cake can be made
How often do we decompose problems?
We never decompose them, computers do this for us
On a daily basis, often without thinking about it
Occasionally, but we don't really need to
Which of these would NOT be involved in decomposing a problem?
Thinking about how the problem could be divided into smaller parts
Working out who could help you solve a part of the problem
Adding more parts to the problem so it becomes more complex
Guessing who has solved a crime from looking at patterns that have happened before
Solving the complex problem of a crime by breaking it down into when the crime was committed and were there any witnesses
Looking at what different crimes could be committed