Education:
Ph.D., New York University - 1973 (Math / Computer and Information Science)
M.S., New York University - 1971 (Math / Computer and Information Science)
B.A., Brooklyn College - 1969 (Mathematics)
Areas of Expertise:
Theoretical computer science, database theory, computer science education.
Books and Publications
Review of Pro Oracle SQL, by K. Morton, R. Sands, J. Still, R. Shamsudeen and K. Osborne (Berkeley, Calif.: Apress, 2010). Computing Reviews, Nov. 3. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
Review of Simulating Complex Systems by Cellular Automata, by A. Hoekstra, J. Kroc and P. Sloot (New York: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2010). Computing Reviews, Feb. 15. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
Harrow, K. and J. Jones. Problem Solving with C++. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Publishing Co. (Books and Publications: Book) 2010
Review of Algorithms, Languages, Automata, and Compilers: A Practical Approach, by M. Mozgovoy (Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2009). Computing Reviews, March 3. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2010
Review of Elements of Automata Theory, translated by J. Sakarovitch and R. Thomas (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009). Computing Reviews, May 14. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2010
Review of Models of Computation: An Introduction to Computability Theory, by M. Fernández (New York: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2009). Computing Reviews, Sept. 21. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2009
Review of Murach's Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, by J. Murach, Mike Murach & Associates, 2008. Reviewed in Computing Reviews, May 26. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2009
Review of Decision Procedures: An Algorithmic Point of View, 1st ed, by D. Kroening and O. Strichman. Computing Reviews. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2008
Harrow, K. and J. Jones. Problem Solving With C++. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Publishing Co. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007
Harrow, K., R. Eckhardt, M. Kobrak, D. Kopec and P. Whitlock. "SmartTutor: A Unified Approach for Enhancing Science Education." The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges 22.3, January. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
Other Professional Activities
Review of "Making Discrete Mathematics Relevant," by A. Remshagen. ACM SE 2010 (Proceedings of the 48th Annual Southeast Regional Conference, Oxford, MS, Apr. 15-17, 2010) 1-6. Computing Reviews, Aug. 8. 2011
"Relationships Between Reading, Tracing and Writing Skills in Introductory Programming." Computing Education Research (Proceeding of the Fourth International Workshop on Computing Education Research, Sydney, Sept. 6-7, 101-112) proceedings review. Computing Reviews. 2009
"Sharing Introductory Programming Curriculum Across Disciplines." Information Technology Education (Proceedings of the 8th ACM SIG-Information Conference on Information Technology Education, Destin, Fla., Oct. 18-20, 99-106) proceedings review. Computing Reviews, March 14. 2009
For me, programming is ...
Simon B., Hanks B., McCauley R., Morrison B., Murphy L., Zander C. ICER 2009 (Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Computing Education Research, Berkeley, CA, Aug. 10-11, 2009) 105-116. Reviewed in Computing Reviews, Sept. 24. 2009
Relationships between reading, tracing and writing skills in introductory programming
Lopez M., Whalley J., Robbins P., Lister R. ICER 2008 (Proceeding of the 4th International Workshop on Computing Education Research, Sydney, Australia, Sep 6-7, 2008) 101-112. Reviewed in Computing Reviews, Jan. 13. 2009
Beginning SQL Queries: From Novice to Professional book review. Computing Reviews. 2008
"The Impact of the Skills Gap on the Recruitment of MIS Graduates." 2007 Computer Personnel Doctoral Consortium and Research Conference (Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference, St. Louis, April 19-21, 105-111) proceedings review. Computing Reviews, June 19. 2007
"Why Students Drop Out of CS1 Course." Computing education research (Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Computing Education Research, Canterbury, United Kingdom, Sept. 9-10, 2006, 97-108) proceedings review. Computing Reviews, Feb. 8. 2007
Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL E-commerce: From Novice to Professional book review. Computing Reviews, Sept. 21. 2007
SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach book review. Computing Reviews, Sept. 21. 2006