Turtle Geometry
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Turtle Geometry is a college level math text written by Hal Abelson
and Andrea diSessa
which aims to engage students in exploring mathematical properties visually via a simple programming language to maneuver the icon of a turtle trailing lines across a personal computer display.
Hal Abelson
Harold Abelson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, a fellow of the IEEE, and is a founding director of both Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation....
and Andrea diSessa
Andrea diSessa
Andrea diSessa is an education researcher who was one of the developers of the Logo programming language and coauthored the book Turtle Geometry about Logo...
which aims to engage students in exploring mathematical properties visually via a simple programming language to maneuver the icon of a turtle trailing lines across a personal computer display.
See also
- Turtle graphicsTurtle graphicsTurtle graphics is a term in computer graphics for a method of programming vector graphics using a relative cursor upon a Cartesian plane...
- Turtle Geometry at MIT PressMIT PressThe MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...