HOW TO VISUALISE ABSTRACT TOPICS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE

Luděk Kučera

2009

Abstract

The paper deals with learning of algorithms and protocols using visual media and it presents experience obtained with a system Algovision developed at Charles University, Prague. The teaching of the paper is that learning objects and courses should attempt explaining why an algorithm or protocol achieves its goals rather than merely showing what is going on during the computation and/or communication and how the data change in time. This means visualising abstract topics like algorithm invariant, mathematical proof, researcher intuition, and a collection of paradigms used to achieve such task is presented, as it appeared during development of Algovision.

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Kučera L. (2009). HOW TO VISUALISE ABSTRACT TOPICS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8111-82-1, pages 313-317. DOI: 10.5220/0001980303130317


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@conference{csedu09,
author={Luděk Kučera},
title={HOW TO VISUALISE ABSTRACT TOPICS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2009},
pages={313-317},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001980303130317},
isbn={978-989-8111-82-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - HOW TO VISUALISE ABSTRACT TOPICS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
SN - 978-989-8111-82-1
AU - Kučera L.
PY - 2009
SP - 313
EP - 317
DO - 10.5220/0001980303130317