The magic of algorithm design and analysis: teaching algorithmic skills using magic card tricks

We describe our experience using magic card tricks to teach algorithmic skills to first-year Computer Science undergraduates. We illustrate our approach with a detailed discussion on a card trick that is typically presented as a test to the psychic abilities of an audience. We use the trick to discu...

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Autor principal: Ferreira, João Fernando (author)
Outros Autores: Mendes, Alexandra (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37962
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/37962