Recommendation

Recommended

Link

http://jhave.org/learner/sorts/MergeSort.php

Delivery Method

Java Web Start

License

CreativeCommons

Language

English

Author

Myles McNally

Institution

Alma College

Project

JHAVÉ

RelationshipToProject

PartOfProject

Works

Yes

Description

Visualization for Merge Sort. Includes dynamically highlighted pseudo code. Users can select random data, or give their own data. As the presentation progresses, the sub-array processing is shown as branches of a virtual tree.

Evaluation

The AV is set up as a series of "slides" in one pane, and pseudocode in the adjacent pane. As the user steps through the "slides", the associated pseudocode is highlighted. Occasional questions pop up for the user to answer. This is an exceptionally clear presentation of Merge Sort. The presentation mechanism for showing the subarray processing is effective. The AV is supported by an HTML page that shows complete pseudocode and gives some guidance on using the AV, though the guide questions are not so extensive as for some other JHAVÉ topics.

ActivityLevel

Step Control; Questions; Random Data; User Data

GoodFor

Lecture Aid; Self Study; Lab Exercise

Screenshots

Videos

References

HowToUse

Clicking on the link above will take you to a login page for Jhave. If you do not want to create an account at jhave.org, use anonymous@anonymous.com as your user name and anonymous as your password when you are asked to login. You will then be taken to the Jhave page for this AV. Some Jhave AVs include a tutorial on how the AV itself or the underlying algorithm works. At the bottom are links to the AV (you can run it with a built-in quiz system on or off). The first time you try to run any Jhave exercise, you will have to download the Jhave webstart application. This should happen automatically when you click the link. (You might need to install Java WebStart if it is not on your machine.) Once you download the Jhave application, the AV should start automatically. You can then step through the AV by repeatedly clicking the right arrow button. Occasionally, you will be given a multiple-choice or short-answer question to answer.

First Visited

2008-07-08

Last Visited

2008-07-08

Last Updated

2008-07-01

Topic

MergeSort

Community

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