Project Contract
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Title: Ds-View
A new approach to visualize data structures (Binary Tree's
implementation).
Background:
The use of multimedia tools in the classroom is becoming more and more
frequent as technology advances. Our motivation is to take advantage
of this interest and help undergraduate students in Computer Science
to understand better some basic concepts on data structures.
Algorithm visualization is one way of presenting this relatively
abstract material in very clear and concrete terms.
Objective:
The main goal is to present the concept of binary search trees using
three different approaches:
- Textual definition and explanation, providing the thoretical basis
necessary for the understanding of the algorithms.
- Pseudo-code presentation, allowing user-interaction on inputs, and
trace control of the algorithm.
- Algorithm visualization, linking symbolic representation of the
data structure and the actual execution of the algorithm in the code
window.
Responsibilities:
Our project is divided in two phases: user interface design and code
development (implementation). The three team members will be involved
in the user interface design. The second phase will be divided as
follows:
- José Castillo: Menus, text windows, and usability testing.
- Mourad Fahim: Hypertext help, menus, and code windows.
- Lúcio C. Tinoco: Animation windows and theoretical material.
Each member is responsible for the completion of the tasks assigned to
him, and also to participate in other tasks as needed.
Tools:
The software tools required for our project are all available at the
Multimedia Lab. The main
application that will be used to develop the user interface is
Macromedia Director. Other tools we consider include: Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Distiller, and Adobe Acrobat.
tinoco@csgrad.cs.vt.edu,
josec@csgrad.cs.vt.edu,
fahim@csgrad.cs.vt.edu
Revised April 3, 1995