Data structures from an empirical standpoint

  • Authors:
  • Richard Simpson;Ranette Halverson

  • Affiliations:
  • Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX;Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Data structures is a well known course taught in most computer science departments. This course typically includes a study of the most conventional data structures and their associated algorithms. Complexity of the algorithms is often a major focus of the course. To facilitate the student's understanding of the algorithms and their complexity, three projects are proposed. This paper concerns itself with an empirical approach to these projects. In addition to the usual knowledge gained from performing these projects, students learn an analytical technique that can be applied to many algorithms and to research.