RECENT COURSES
AT HARVARD EXTENSION
2024-25
Computer Science E-10a: Introduction to Computer Science Using Java, part 1
Computer Science E-10b: Introduction to Computer Science Using Java, part 2
Computer Science E-7: Introduction to Computer Science Using Python
AT HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL
Computer Science S-7: Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (co-taught with Mr. Dimitri Kountourogianni)
June-August, 2024
WITH SEAS, FAS, AND HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
October, 2018 —
As Senior Lecturer on Computer Science at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), I have taught literally thousands of students in dozens of courses over the years.
- At Harvard Extension, I have taught specialized courses on Artificial Intelligence, Systems Programming and Data Structures, in addition to introductory courses.
- At Harvard College, I have taught or co-taught CS-50, AM-110, CS-51 and CS-1
- At Harvard Summer School, I taught their very first computer science course in 1978, and have continued to teach there every summer since that time.
FORMER STUDENTS
A number of my former students (and teaching assistants) have had distinguished careers. Here’s a small sample:
- Dr. David Malan, SEAS faculty member in computer science at Harvard
- Dr. Joseph Marks, VP of software research and development Disney Animation Studios
- Prof. Michael Mitzenmacher, SEAS faculty member in computer science at Harvard
- Prof. Margo Seltzer, Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems and the Cheriton Family chair in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Mr. Nick Shearer, co-inventor of Apple Pay; software engineer at Apple
- Mr. Craig Silverstein, employee #1 at Google; now Dean of Infrastructure at Khan Academy
- Mr. Carl Sjogreen, co-founder and CPO of Seesaw Learning
- Dr. Latanya Sweeney, Professor of Government and Technology in Residence, and Chief Technologist at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Faculty Dean of Currier House.
- Dr. Christopher Thorpe, founder of Brightgate, Inc. Former CEO at Philo (formerly Tivli)
- Mr. Dan Winkler, co-inventor of Hypercard at Apple Computer
- Mr. Sam Yagan, co-founder and CEO of TheSpark.com and OKCupid.com
- Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook