Duke-developed Resources for Object Oriented Learning

Animation is a powerful device for explaining abstract concepts. We are developing a package of tools that present and communicate abstract computer science concepts in a more efficient, visual and interactive manner. Our tools allow students to design, visualize and experiment with formal languages, formal models of machines, and formal grammars as well as basic computer science constructs. Specifically, the tools provide an environment for students to draw possible solutions pictorially, automatic animation of their designs, instantaneous verification checks, easy retrieval and storage of designs, and multiple windows for comparing related concepts.

The DROOL summer group's responsibilities include developing an animation engine written in Java, writing creative object oriented C++ programming projects, writing animations, creating new tools for experimenting with grammars, automata and parsing, and converting existing tools over to Java.

Quick Reference

• DROOL 1999
  • CURIOUS
    • Students
      • Carl Mummert (WCU)
      • Landon Cox
      • Garrett Mitchener
    • Principal Investigators
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
    • Other Faculty
      • Jeff Chase
      • Alvy Lebeck
      • Amin Vahdat
  • Automata Tools
    • Students
      • Ted Hung (thung)
    • Faculty
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
• DROOL 1998
  • CURIOUS
    • Students
      • Geoff Berry
      • Anya Bilska
      • Paul Polo (NCCU)
      • Lenore Ramm
      • Philip Rash (WCU)
    • Principal Investigators
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
    • Other Faculty
      • Jeff Chase
      • Michael Littman
  • Apprenticeship Learning
    • Students
      • Huned Botee
    • Faculty
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
  • Automata Tools
    • Students
      • Eric Gramond (eg)
    • Faculty
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
• DROOL 1997
  • CURIOUS
    • Students
      • Kelly Shaw (kas)
      • Mithuna Thottethodi (mithuna)
      • David Huang (dth2)
      • Neill Occhiogrosso (no)
      • Kee-Hyun Paik (kp)
    • Principal Investigators
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
    • Other Faculty
      • Alvy Lebeck
      • Xiaobai Sun
  • Apprenticeship Learning
    • Students
      • Landon Cox (lpc1)
    • Faculty
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
  • Automata Tools
    • Students
      • Robyn Geer (rlg4)
      • Eric Gramond (eg)
      • Alex Karweit (wak)
      • Lenore Ramm (lenore)
    • Faculty
      • Susan Rodger (rodger)
  • Patterns and Idioms
    • Students
      • Steve Wolfman (saw1)
      • Robert Schneck (schneck)
      • Garrett Mitchener (garrett)
      • Geoff Berry (gcb)
    • Faculty
      • Owen Astrachan (ola)
• DROOL 1996
  • Apprentice Learning
    • The Darwin World
    • The Darwin World explained by author.
    • Mint
    • Navigator
    • SimElevator
    • SimBank
    • KWIC
    • KWIC - Dr. Astrachan's assignment explanation.
  • JavaLicious

    Java Projects

    • Animated Construction Worker
    • Utility that changes code into formatted HTML.
    • Clock Applet
    • DroolGUI

    Java Animator

    • Introduction
    • Documentation
    • Release 1.0
    • Design Document
    • Team JavaLicious
  • Formal Language
  • Grammar Parsing and Transformation Machine
    • Pate Demo
    • Parser Images

DROOL was funded in part by the National Science Foundation under grants DUE-9554910 , DUE-9596002), and DUE-9555084.