David Garvin Moursund (November 3, 1936 – September 1, 2021) was an American mathematician, computer scientist, author and educator.
Moursund completed his doctorate in mathematics, specializing in numerical analysis, (January, 1963) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
[6] Moursund worked as an instructor in the Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, between January and June 1963, and then was an assistant professor, and later Associate Professor (1966-1967), in the Department of Mathematics and in the College of Engineering (Computer Center) at Michigan State University.
From 1976 until his retirement in 2002, he held the position of full professor, first in Computer and Information Science,[7] and later in the Department of Education.
[14] Moursund served as the CEO of the 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation Advancement of Globally Appropriate Technology and Education (AGATE, established in 2015).
He is survived by his four children, Beth, Andy, Russell and Jenny; his four step-children, Bethanne, David, Bonnie, and Scott; by his former wife Janet Moursund; and his life partner Ann Lathrop.
[2] The 4th R of Reasoning/computational thinking makes use of both human and computer brains to answer questions, represent and solve problems, and accomplish tasks.