Brian K. Harvey

Lecturer SOE

Research Areas

• Education (EDUC)

Teaching Schedule (Spring 2012)

• CS 61AS. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Self-Paced), MWF 9-11:00A (Monday in 405), 277 Soda
• CS 61AS-2. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Self-Paced), MWF 11A-1:00P (Monday in 405), 277 Soda

Biography

Dr. Harvey is interested in the use of computers in K-12 education. He and his students developed Berkeley Logo, a free implementation of the Logo programming language for learners. With Jens Mönig, he is co-developer of Snap!, an offshoot of Scratch with first class procedures, lists, and prototype-based objects. He received his B.S. in Mathematics at MIT, 1969, a M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford, 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.

Selected Publications

• 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.