Explaining Algorithms Using Metaphors

Michal Forišek, Monika Steinová (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

94 Seiten

2013 | 2013 ed.
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-5018-3 (ISBN)

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There is a significant difference between designing a new algorithm, proving its correctness, and teaching it to an audience. This work provides a set of novel metaphors identified and developed as suitable tools for teaching many of the "classic textbook" algorithms taught in undergraduate courses worldwide.

There is a significant difference between designing a new algorithm, proving its correctness, and teaching it to an audience. When teaching algorithms, the teacher's main goal should be to convey the underlying ideas and to help the students form correct mental models related to the algorithm. This process can often be facilitated by using suitable metaphors. This work provides a set of novel metaphors identified and developed as suitable tools for teaching many of the "classic textbook" algorithms taught in undergraduate courses worldwide. Each chapter provides exercises and didactic notes for teachers based on the authors’ experiences when using the metaphor in a classroom setting.

Introduction.- Graph Algorithms.- Computational Geometry.- Strings and Sequences.- Solutions to Exercises.

Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
Zusatzinfo	59 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
Schlagworte	algorithms • Analogies • mental models • metaphors • Physics Analogies • Teaching Algorithms
ISBN-10	1-4471-5018-X / 144715018X
ISBN-13	978-1-4471-5018-3 / 9781447150183
Zustand	Neuware