TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forišek,Michal
AU  - Steinová,Monika
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Explaining Algorithms Using Metaphors
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
SN  - 9781447150190
AV  - LB1028.43-1028.75 
U1  - 374.26 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer London, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Education
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Science education
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Computers and Education
KW  - Science Education
N1  - Introduction -- Graph Algorithms -- Computational Geometry -- Strings and Sequences -- Solutions to Exercises
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5019-0
ER  -