John R. Taylor Explained

John Robert Taylor
Awards:	Emmy Award
Alma Mater:	Cambridge University (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
Doctoral Advisor:	Geoffrey Chew
Discipline:	Physics
Workplaces:	University of Colorado, Boulder
Notable Works:	An Introduction to Error Analysis

John Robert Taylor is British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.^[1]

He received his B.A. in mathematics at Cambridge University, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963 with thesis advisor Geoffrey Chew.^[2] Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is An Introduction to Error Analysis,^[3] which has been translated into nine languages. His intermediate-level undergraduate textbook, Classical Mechanics, was well-reviewed.^[4]

Awards

Taylor was designated a Presidential Teaching Scholar in 1991.^[5] He has also received an Emmy Award for his television series Physics 4 Fun (1988–1990).^[6]

References

1. Web site: Core Faculty in the Department of Physics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528024546/http://www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/directory/faculty/index.html . 2010-05-28 .
2. Web site: . John R. Taylor C.V. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013143013/http://www.colorado.edu/UCB/AcademicAffairs/ArtsSciences/physics/TZD/TaylorZafDubVitae/TaylorVita.txt . 2012-10-13 .
3. Book: An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements . John R. Taylor . 1996 . University Science Books . 978-0-935702-75-0.
4. Taylor . John R. . Cook . Gayle . Post-Use Review: Classical Mechanics . American Journal of Physics . American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) . 72 . 4 . 2004 . 0002-9505 . 10.1119/1.1634968 . 559. 2004AmJPh..72..559T .
5. Web site: . President's Teaching Scholars Program . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530105931/http://www.colorado.edu/ptsp/about/administration.html . 2010-05-30 .
6. John Taylor Named Hazel Barnes Prize Winner . . 1999-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101215010159/http://colorado.edu/chancellor/awards/taylor.html . 2010-12-15 .