Computational Geometry Concept Videos: A Dual-Use Project in Education and Outreach

Abstract

We present a series of nine Computational Geometry Concept Videos, available on Youtube. The videos are aimed at a general audience and introduce concepts ranging from closest and farthest pairs to data structures for range searching and for point location. The video series grew out of the development of an online graduate course on computational geometry, and the beginning portions of the videos are used in the course to motivate the concept and to tie it to a “real” problem in New Orleans. Thus our videos serve a dual purpose of outreach and education.