Literally stepping through algorithms: visualising algorithms with sorting networks

Neil Smith, Helen Caldwell

Research output: Contribution to Specialist PublicationArticle

Abstract

Algorithms and algorithmic thinking are central to learning about computing. Unfortunately, an algorithm, as a thing itself, can be rather abstract; it can be difficult for students to understand what the algorithm is doing and how the execution of the algorithm leads to the desired end result. Students often need some way of seeing how an algorithm works on a particular problem.
Original languageEnglish
Volume2
No.1
Specialist publicationMath+Code ‘Zine
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 1 Sept 2016

Keywords

  • Algorithims
  • Sorting networks
  • Mathematics

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