Teaching and Learning Sorting Algorithms Using Animation

Sorting is a fundamental task in computer programming. Many sorting algorithms have been developed. Sorting algorithms are taught in the programming, data structures, and algorithms courses. The common sorting algorithms introduced in these courses are selection sort, insertion sort, bubble sort, merge sort, quick sort, and heap sort. We have created the animations to visually demonstrate how these sorting algorithms work. The animation is developed using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. It is platform independent. It can be viewed from a browser on any device. The animations are useful tools for teaching and learning sorting algorithms. This paper presents these animations.