John R. Taylor
John Robert Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1939 |
| Awards | Emmy Award |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University (B.A.), University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Chew |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Notable works | An Introduction to Error Analysis, Classical Mechanics |
John Robert Taylor is British-born emeritus professor of physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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. Taylor has written several college-level physics textbooks. His bestselling book is An Introduction to Error Analysis, which has been translated into nine languages. His intermediate-level undergraduate textbook, Classical Mechanics, was well-reviewed.