VisuAlgo – Visualising Data Structures and Algorithms Through Animation
2015; Vilnius University; Volume: 9; Linguagem: Inglês
10.15388/ioi.2015.20
ISSN2335-8955
Autores Tópico(s)Educational Games and Gamification
ResumoVisuAlgo (Fig. 1, http://visualgo.net) is the continuation of the work that was presented in IOI conference 3 years ago1 (Halim et al. 2012). VisuAlgo retains all the strong points of its predecessor: A web-based algorithm visualization tool without the need to install any additional ● software. It uses the latest web technology: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript. ● It allows users to specify their own algorithm inputs and the visualization will work ● with that inputs. It is a collection of algorithm visualizations with unified interface. ● VisuAlgo is a major improvement over its predecessor with ~2000 sessions daily from worldwide visitors: It has significantly many more algorithm visualizations in the collection – all with ● the same unified look and feel. Almost all visualize-able data structures and algorithms covered in the author’s Competitive Programming book 3rd ed (Halim and Halim, 2013) have been included in VisuAlgo. It has an improved User Interface and more detailed algorithm animation steps. ● More importantly, we have added an important learning component: An ● Online Quiz tool (Fig. 2). It currently has hundreds of questions (and growing) with randomized inputs and/or question parameters that can be graded instantly. A Computer Science instructor can assess the basic data structure and algorithm knowledge of his/her students with much less effort. Computer Science students can also self-assess their proficiency of the basic material and they can always go back to corresponding visualization tool to restudy the concepts if they need to do so.
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