Algorithm visualization: A report on the state of the field

SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 150-154

  Shaffer, Clifford A ^a   Cooper, Matthew ^a   Edwards, Stephen H ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Author keywords

Algorithm animation; Courseware; Data structure and algorithm visualizations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANIMATION; DATA STRUCTURES; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SEARCH ENGINES;

ALGORITHM ANIMATION; ALGORITHM VISUALIZATIONS; COURSEWARE;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 34748859096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1227310.1227366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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