Brian Harvey (lecturer)

For other people named Brian Harvey, see Brian Harvey (disambiguation).

Brian K. Harvey
Residence	United States
Fields	Mathematics Computer Science Psychology Education
Institutions	University of California - Berkeley
Alma mater	MIT Stanford University UC Berkeley New College of California
Known for	UCBLogo

Brian K. Harvey is a Lecturer SOE of computer science at University of California, Berkeley. He and his students developed UCBLogo, a free and open source Logo interpreter for learners.

He received his B.S. in Mathematics at MIT, 1969, a M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University, 1975, and a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education, UC Berkeley, 1985. He also received a M.A. in Clinical Psychology, New College of California, 1990.

Work

Harvey teaches lower-division computer science courses at Berkeley, as well as a course on Social Implications of Computing [1]. He is also interested in the use of computers in K-12 education, and is involved in the development of the Logo Programming Language.

Awards

• UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award (1995)
• Diane S. McEntyre Award for Excellence in Teaching (1997)
• Jim and Donna Gray Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1998-99)

Papers

• Harmful to Children? (2001)
• Reasoning with Computers (1997)
• Is Programming Obsolete? (1994)
• Avoiding Recursion (1992)
• Beyond Programming (1992)
• Symbolic Programming vs. the AP Curriculum (1991)
• Computer Hacking and Ethics (1985)
• Using Computers for Educational Freedom (1980)

Bibliography

• B. K. Harvey and M. Wright, Simply Scheme: Introducing Computer Science, 2nd ed., Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.
• B. K. Harvey, Computer Science Logo Style, 2 ed., Vol. 1-3, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997.

External links

• Brian Harvey's page at UC Berkeley
• CS 61A (The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) Webcasts
• Berkeley Logo page
• Brian Harvey's papers on computers and education