Title :
LIDI Multi Robot Environment: Support software for concurrency learning in CS1
Author :
De Giusti, Armando ; Frati, Fernando Emmanuel ; Sanchez, Mariano ; De Giusti, Laura
Author_Institution :
Institute of Research in Computer Science (III-LIDI), National Commission of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), School of Computer Science, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
Abstract :
An interactive visual environment for teaching the concepts of concurrence and parallelism in an introductory course to algorithms is presented. The Lidi MultiRobot Environment (LMRE) is an evolution of the Visual Da Vinci environment that is extensively used in the introductory course to programming in several universities in Argentina.
Keywords :
Algorithms; Concurrency; Parallel Programming; Parallelism; Sequential Programming;
Conference_Titel :
Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1381-0
DOI :
10.1109/CTS.2012.6261065