Stephen Guerin wrote: > Nigel Gilbert posted this summary of exercises for ABM students on the > NetLogo > list. Some good ideas. ... > > Paul Coates suggested a novel way of implementing bubblesort: > > When introducing bubblesort my students and I get lots of fun > > doing it with people. Students line up and each one asks the > > person in front what their name is. if you are Adamatzy and > > the guy in front is Zogolovich then you swap and so on. You > > could set this up with turtles using who numbers [or give the > > turtles names - NG]. Line the turtles up, ask them who the > > guy in front is etc.
I just got around to reading this email. Ray's Random Connections worked again - as I read the paragraph, above, I thought of the story I heard on Living On Earth this morning - http://www.greatturtlerace.com/. -- Ray Parks [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDART Project Lead Voice:505-844-4024 IORTA Department Mobile:505-238-9359 http://www.sandia.gov/scada Fax:505-844-9641 http://www.sandia.gov/idart Pager:800-690-5288 ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
