The use of Cellular Automata in the learning of emergence

Computers and Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-297

  Faraco, G ^a   Pantano, P ^a   Servidio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular Automata; Emergence; Glider interaction; Gliders; Learning teaching models; Regular dominions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA (CA); EMERGENCE; GLIDER INTERACTION; LEARNING/TEACHING MODELS;

FINITE AUTOMATA;

EID: 33646883943     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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