Solutions Manual – Koutroumbas
What is pattern recognition? - answers-Looking for similarities among and within problems
Why do we need to look for patterns in problems? - answers-Patterns make it easier for us to
solve complex problems.
What contains a pattern? - answers-'All cars have wheels' because all cars have a similar
feature - wheels
What contains a pattern? - answers-'All parrots have wings' .
What contains a pattern? - answers-'My house and my friend's house have gardens'
What does NOT contain a pattern? - answers-'My dog likes swimming'
What does NOT contain a pattern? - answers-'This clock has hands' does not contain a pattern.
Only one clock has hands,
What might happen if we don't look for patterns? - answers-If we don't look for patterns, our
solution may be inefficient or incorrect.
What is decomposing patterns similar to? - answers-Baking a cake
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