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Animation of the Generation and Computation of Finite Automata for Learning Software

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Automata Implementation (WIA 1999)

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In computer science methods to aid learning are very important, because abstract models are used frequently. For this conventional teaching methods do not suffice. We have developed a learning software, that helps the learner to better understand principles of compiler construction, in particular lexical analysis. The software offers on the one hand an interactive introduction to the problems of lexical analysis, in which the most important definitions and algorithms are presented in graphically appealing form. Animations show how finite automata are created from regular expressions, as well as, how finite automata work. We discuss principles used throughout the design of the software and give some preliminary results of evaluations of the software and discuss related work.

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  1. University of Saarland, PO Box 15 11 50, D-66041, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Beatrix Braune, Stephan Diehl, Andreas Kerren & Reinhard Wilhelm

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  1. Universität Potsdam, Institut für Informatik, August-Bebel-Straße 89, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Oliver Boldt

  2. Institut für Informatik, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam

    Helmut Jürgensen

  3. Department of Computer Science, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B7

    Helmut Jürgensen

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Braune, B., Diehl, S., Kerren, A., Wilhelm, R. (2001). Animation of the Generation and Computation of Finite Automata for Learning Software. In: Boldt, O., Jürgensen, H. (eds) Automata Implementation. WIA 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2214. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45526-4_4

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