John R. Taylor

British-born American physicist

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][3] Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is An Introduction to Error Analysis,^[4] which has been translated into nine languages. His intermediate-level undergraduate textbook, Classical Mechanics, was well-reviewed.^[5]

Awards

Taylor was designated a Presidential Teaching Scholar in 1991.^[6] He has also received an Emmy Award for his television series Physics 4 Fun (1988–1990).^[7]

References

1. "Core Faculty in the Department of Physics". University of Colorado, Boulder. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28.
2. "John R. Taylor C.V." University of Colorado, Boulder. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
3. John Robert Taylor at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
4. John R. Taylor (1996). An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements. University Science Books. ISBN 978-0-935702-75-0.
5. Taylor, John R.; Cook, Gayle (2004). "Post-Use Review: Classical Mechanics". American Journal of Physics. 72 (4). American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT): 559. Bibcode:2004AmJPh..72..559T. doi:10.1119/1.1634968. ISSN 0002-9505.
6. "President's Teaching Scholars Program". University of Colorado, Boulder. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30.
7. "John Taylor Named Hazel Barnes Prize Winner" (Press release). University of Colorado, Boulder. 1999-05-12. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15.