Thought Process

Manually solve each sudoku using backtracking algorithm

There are 3 main functions:

1. FindEmptySlot(sudoku)

   • This function takes a sudoku as input and will find the first position which is not filled

2. IsPositionValid(sudoku, position, number)

   • This function takes a sudoku, a specific position and a number and will check if the number if placed into the given position of the sudoku is valid, that is the number does not appear in the same box, row or column, it returns true or false

3. SolveSudoku(sudoku)

   • This function first calls FindEmptySlot(sudoku) to find the first empty position

   • After that it will loop through 1 to 9 and call IsPositionValid(sudoku, position, number)

     1. If this returns True, we will many the assign the number to the position of the sudoku and recall the SolveSudoku(sudoku) until the entire board is filled

     2. If this returns False, we will assign 0 to the position of the sudoku, and try the next number