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Product ID: 6653
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High School

Shortest Paths - Teacher's Notes (GeoMAP)

Author: Nancy Crisler & Walter Meyer


Robots like SARAH, a robot that performs neurosurgical procedures, often use graph theory to make decisions about where to go. Students explore a variety of algorithms designed to calculate effcient routes and try to find their own optimal solutions.

GeoMAP library available on CD-ROM product no. 7592

Table of Contents:

SECTION ONE: A GRAPH FOR HERO

SECTION TWO: A SHORTEST PATH ALGORITHM

SECTION THREE: HOW COMPUTERS THINK ABOUT GRAPHS

SECTION FOUR: FINDING SHORTEST PATH BY COMPUTER

©1993 by COMAP, Inc.
GeoMAP
19 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Geometry, Discrete & Finite Mathematics

Application Areas:

Computers & Technology, Engineering & Construction, Computer science

Prerequisites:

Algebra

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