a.1.1 thinking abstractly
Learn to manage complexity by filtering out unnecessary distractions and focusing only on the essential details needed to solve your problem.lex problems by breaking them down into steps that a computer can actually carry out.
Removing unnecessary detail from a problem to make it more straighforward to solve.
Identify characteristics of an object
Identify relevant characteristics of an object
Prioritise the characteristics of an object
Drawing a line under list of relevant characteristics
Making a problem easier to solve
The term as a technique, process or entity
Representation abstraction
Generalisation abstraction
Functional abstraction
Procedural abstraction
Data abstraction
Produce abstractions of the same system
London Underground as a real world example of abstraction
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