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Probably the same thread or threads. There was a couple posts that all hit the front page in the past week or two on the same day. I actually still have Brian H

by bmitc 5y ago

Probably the same thread or threads. There was a couple posts that all hit the front page in the past week or two on the same day. I actually still have Brian Harvey’s full book series you posted in my Amazon cart. Here’s an interesting article that discusses the language book. https://citejournal.org/volume-20/issue-3-20/seminal-articles/reflections-on-exploring-language-with-logo/ https://citejournal.org/volume-20/issue-3-20/seminal-article...

buescher 5y ago
Thanks - I enjoyed that. I'm tempted to track down my own copy of the language book.
- bmitc 5y ago
  No problem! And thank you for this post! Maybe I should go ahead and hit purchase on Harvey's Logo book series now. There's also another book called Visual Modeling with Logo: A Structured Approach to Seeing that I've ordered that looks very interesting as well. I was drawn in by the description: ***** > Filled with striking illustrations, this book offers an exciting exploration of Logo graphics for designers, architects, liberal arts students, and other individuals who are interested in creative applications of computers. > Visual Modeling with Logo introduces the programming concepts necessary for describing and manipulating some of the basic visual structures in the world around us. Logo is a language that encourages visual problem-solving and helps us expand our understanding of how we see. > The book provides a wide range of exercises for investigating the many dimensions and component parts of seeing; it proceeds from the simple to the complex, using representative models based on circular grids, rectangular grids, Islamic designs, organic forms, and different spatial systems. ***** There's a few others books in a similar vain that I've found too: Learning Mathematics and Logo, Investigations in Algebra: An Approach to Using Logo, and Exploring Logo without a Computer. Then of course there's Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics. I'm a big fan of books that use programming to explore other topics, and it seems Logo generated a lot of books like this. It's my own lofty dream to write my own series like these.

by bmitc 5y ago

buescher 5y ago

Thanks - I enjoyed that. I'm tempted to track down my own copy of the language book.

bmitc 5y ago
No problem! And thank you for this post! Maybe I should go ahead and hit purchase on Harvey's Logo book series now. There's also another book called Visual Modeling with Logo: A Structured Approach to Seeing that I've ordered that looks very interesting as well. I was drawn in by the description: ***** > Filled with striking illustrations, this book offers an exciting exploration of Logo graphics for designers, architects, liberal arts students, and other individuals who are interested in creative applications of computers. > Visual Modeling with Logo introduces the programming concepts necessary for describing and manipulating some of the basic visual structures in the world around us. Logo is a language that encourages visual problem-solving and helps us expand our understanding of how we see. > The book provides a wide range of exercises for investigating the many dimensions and component parts of seeing; it proceeds from the simple to the complex, using representative models based on circular grids, rectangular grids, Islamic designs, organic forms, and different spatial systems. ***** There's a few others books in a similar vain that I've found too: Learning Mathematics and Logo, Investigations in Algebra: An Approach to Using Logo, and Exploring Logo without a Computer. Then of course there's Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics. I'm a big fan of books that use programming to explore other topics, and it seems Logo generated a lot of books like this. It's my own lofty dream to write my own series like these.