Algorithm Exploratorium: A Distributed Graphical Computing Environment

Algorithm Exploratorium：分布式图形计算环境

• 批准号: 9350857
• 负责人: Istvan Simon
• 金额: $ 8.23万
• 依托单位: California State University, East Bay
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-06-15 至 1995-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9350857&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Algorithm; Exploratorium; Distributed; Graphical; Computing

This is a proposal to create a modern, distributed, visually oriented computing environment to support undergraduate computer science instruction. The environment will encourage experimentation with algorithms and programs. Students exposed to algorithm animation techniques in the classroom will be able to use this software to explore the properties of algorithms on their own in the laboratory. Through such experimentation, students will discover properties of algorithms by themselves, leading to deeper understanding of the basic building blocks of all software. A suite of state-of-the-art graphical tools will assist the students in designing, analyzing, implementing, debugging, and testing complex programs. By using powerful analysis tools, students will be able to discover the structure of existing large programs. Other tools will assist them in developing complex programs better and faster and ensure that they are thoroughly tested. The skillful use of such tools leads to major increases in both software quality and programmer productivity. Hypertext-based tools with powerful searching capabilities will give instant access to documents in a large technical database, which includes on-line documentation, classnotes, and tutorials. The environment will consist of an array of networked UNIX workstations and servers supporting powerful graphical user interfaces, and appropriate software to facilitate the experimentation envisioned in this project. Integration of this environment into our curriculum will give our students a better understanding of fundamental principles and practical techniques available to produce quality software and better prepare them for the requirements of computer professionals in the 90s.

这是一个建议，以创造一个现代的，分布式的，视觉上 面向计算环境，以支持大学生 计算机科学指导。环境将鼓励 用算法和程序进行实验。 学生在本课程中接触算法动画技术， 教室将能够使用该软件来探索 在实验室里研究算法的特性。 通过这样的实验，学生将发现 算法本身，导致更深入的理解， 所有软件的基本构建块。 一套最先进的图形工具将有助于 学生在设计，分析，实施，调试，和 测试复杂的程序通过使用强大的分析工具， 学生将能够发现现有的结构 大型节目。其他工具将帮助他们开发 复杂的程序更好更快，并确保它们 彻底测试。熟练地使用这些工具， 软件质量和程序员的主要提高 生产力 基于超文本的工具具有强大的搜索功能， 提供对大型技术数据库中文档的即时访问， 包括在线文档、类注释和 教程. 该环境将由一系列联网的UNIX 支持强大图形用户界面的工作站和服务器 接口和适当的软件，以促进 在这个项目中设想的实验。整合这个 环境融入我们的课程将给我们的学生一个更好的 理解基本原则和实践 技术，以生产高质量的软件和更好的 准备他们的计算机专业人员的要求， 90年代