Example $1$: Maximum element

ALGORITHM MaxElement $(A[0..n-1])$

I$/$Determines the value of the largest element in a given array $//$Input: An array $A[0.n-1]$ of real numbers

$/$Output: The value of the largest element in A maxval larrA$[0]$

for ilarr$-1$ to $n-1$ do

if $A[i]>$ maxval maxial larrA$[i]$

return maxval