A TOOL FOR TEACHING ADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES TO COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE BDP SYSTEM
Katrin Becker, Melissa Beacham · Libraries and Cultural Resources (University of Calgary) · 2000
In order to design and write effective, robust code using advanced data structures, it is crucial to achieve a thorough understanding of the algorithms used to manipulate these structures. One means of accomplishing the task is to provide students with a graphical, animated system that allows users to observe changes that the structure undergoes while it is being used. One such system has been developed which demonstrates B-Trees. Some preliminary testing is complete and some initial reactions of the students who have tried the system are outlined.