Arrays

Description

Introduces arrays as a row of numbered boxes. Shows storing values, accessing elements by index, iterating with a moving pointer, and appending an element at the end.

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Phases

#	Phase Name	Duration	Description
1	Title Card	3s	Title fades in
2	Empty Array	4s	6 empty boxes with indices 0–5 appear
3	Fill Values	6s	Values populate one by one: 10, 25, 8, 47, 3, 16
4	Index Access	7s	arr[2] highlighted; index vs value distinction shown
5	Iteration	8s	Orange pointer sweeps left to right, highlighting each element
6	Append	5s	New box 6 appears on right with value 99
7	Key Points	5s	Summary bullets: O(1) access, 0-indexed, contiguous memory
8	Outro	2s	Fade out

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Layout

+------------------------------------------------------+
|                    Arrays                           |
+------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                      |
|   arr = [ 10 | 25 |  8 | 47 |  3 | 16 ]            |
|           [0]  [1]  [2]  [3]  [4]  [5]              |
|                                                      |
|   arr[2]  ──>  value = 8                            |
|                  ^                                   |
|           (index = 2)                                |
|                                                      |
|   Iterate:  ptr ──>  visits every box               |
|                                                      |
|   arr.append(99)  ──>  [ ... | 99 ]                 |
|                                [6]                   |
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Area Descriptions

• Top: Title
• Center: The array row with boxes; indices shown below each box
• Middle: Index access annotation with bracket and arrow
• Lower: Pointer sweep animation
• Bottom: Append and key points

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Assets & Dependencies

• Fonts: LaTeX / sans-serif
• Manim version: ManimCE 0.19.1

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Notes

• Boxes are uniform cyan-bordered rectangles
• Index labels in orange below each box
• Active/accessed box highlights bright white/yellow
• Pointer is an orange triangle above the array
• Appended box slides in from the right