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Array Indexing Simulation

Interactive array indexing simulator: watch a 2D grid map into 1D memory under row-major and column-major layouts, then run binary search over the resulting linear array with live lo/mid/hi index arithmetic.

Mathematics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted
array-indexing-simulation ↗ Open standalone

This simulator makes array indexing tangible by showing the same data two ways at once: a 2D grid on top, and the flat 1D memory block it actually lives in below. Toggling between row-major and column-major layout changes the formula that converts a (row, col) pair into a linear offset, and a sweep animation shows exactly which order each layout visits memory in — sequential and cache-friendly, or strided and expensive. Underneath, a binary search runs on that same linear array, with lo, mid and hi indices tracked live so the O(log n) halving process is visible step by step rather than abstract.

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the concept of indexing within a data structure. It's an interactive 2D experience focused on exploring array manipulation and searching.

Data IndexingArray Search

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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