John Robert Taylor

For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

John Robert Taylor is an 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.[2] Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is An Introduction to Error Analysis,[3] which has been translated into six languages. Taylor was designated a Presidential Teaching Scholar in 1991.[4] He has also received an Emmy Award for his television series Physics 4 Fun (1988–1990).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Core Faculty in the Department of Physics". University of Colorado, Boulder. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/Web/directory/faculty/index.html. 
  2. ^ "John R. Taylor C.V.". University of Colorado, Boulder. http://www.colorado.edu/UCB/AcademicAffairs/ArtsSciences/physics/TZD/TaylorZafDubVitae/TaylorVita.txt. 
  3. ^ John R. Taylor (1996). An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements. University Science Books. ISBN 978-0935702750. 
  4. ^ "President's Teaching Scholars Program". University of Colorado, Boulder. http://www.colorado.edu/ptsp/about/administration.html. 
  5. ^ "John Taylor Named Hazel Barnes Prize Winner" (Press release). University of Colorado, Boulder. 1999-05-12. http://www.colorado.edu/chancellor/awards/taylor.html.