Jon Pearce
I received my B.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1980) in mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley . My
area of specialty was mathematical
logic . From 1980 to 1982 I did post doctoral work at the University of Colorado in Boulder . I came
to San Jose State University
in 1983, after a brief period as visiting professor at Ohio State University .
From 1986 to 1990 I divided my time between teaching mathematics and
computer science at San Jose
State and developing a
programming language for a small start-up company called Silma . I spent 1991 as a Fulbright Lecturer
in Computer Science at the University of
Zimbabwe . I returned to University
of Zimbabwe as external
examiner in 1993, 1994, and 1995. In the summer of 1996 I was a visiting professor
of Computer Engineering at Bosphorus
University in Istanbul.
From 1997 to 1998 I developed Computer-Telephony applications in Java for a
small start-up company called Capri Systems. I also answered Java questions at
inquiry.com and gave lectures on design patterns to local companies. I spent
the fall of 2001 as a Fulbright Lecturer in Computer Science at Colombo and Peradeniya
Universities in Sri Lanka. I returned to Sri Lanka
as a Senior Fulbright Specialist in the winter of 2004, summer of 2005, and
winter of 2006. I was a Senior Fulbright Specialist in summer of 2006 at the
American University of Armenia.
Between teaching and consulting, I live in Santa Cruz; I write computer science books;
and I travel as much as possible. My interests include object-oriented
modeling, multi-agent systems, functional programming, logic, cognitive
science, and philosophy.
To Contact Me
Mail:
Dr. Jon Pearce
Computer Science Department
San Jose
State University
One Washington
Square
San Jose, California
95192-0249
USA
Phone:
(408) 924-5065 (voice)
(408) 924-5062 (FAX)
(408) 924-5060 (department office)
email:
pearce@cs.sjsu.edu
Related Web Sites
Computer Science
Links (outlines, notes, and links for some of my courses)
Zimbabwe Home Page
(needs updating, badly!)
Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science
San Jose State University
CSU
Photographs
Sri Lanka Links