Given once, 2015
Some Algorithmic Excursions
A first tour of algorithmic thinking for pre-university mathematics students
An introductory outreach talk, for school students.
Abstract
Draft, not yet checked by meI gave this talk at a Science Academies' workshop in elementary mathematics for pre-university students, as a few excursions into algorithmic thinking: seeing a problem as a task that calls for a step-by-step procedure as well as a question with an answer, and asking how quickly such a procedure can get the job done. It is meant for students who are meeting these ideas for the first time.
The slides
The slides for this one are not online.