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Lawrence Turner
Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics and Physics
Chair, Mathematics and Physical Sciences Department

Southwestern Adventist University
 

Saturday, 4 Jul 09   

julian day:   2455017
sun rise: 6:25a, set: 8:38p
moon: 11.5 days

 
  Charles Dodgson takes Alice and her sisters rowing and begins telling a story, 1862
seriously ill Lou Gehrig says farewell to fans at Yankee stadium, 1939
Mars Pathfinder lands rover, Sojourner, on Mars, 1997
Deep Impact probe successfully impacts comet Tempel 1, 2005  

H2O + NH3 + C2H5 + PDQ + U235 and a pinch of salt

Schedule

 Office Schedule
 Calendar


The shortest distance between two jokes
is a straight line!


 
Larry Turner and Cathy Turner (Lawrence Turner and Catherine Turner), 2006

Larry and Cathy



God is weaving the very fabric of space-time in a most fantastic tapestry filled with intricate patterns of energy, matter, and love.










Quantum mechanics — the dreams stuff is made of.









Don't Panic

On-campus courses

 PHYS 121, General Physics I  (fall 2008) [fall 2009]
 PHYS 122, General Physics II  (spring 2009) 
 PHYS 221, General Physics with Calculus I  (fall 2008) [fall 2009]
 PHYS 222, General Physics with Calculus II  (spring 2009) 
 MATH 121, Precalculus  (fall 2008) [fall 2009]
 MATH 241, Probability and Statistics  (spring 2009) [fall 2009]
 MATH 283, Calculus III  (spring 2009) 
 MATH 321, Differential Equations  (fall 2008) 
 MATH 361, Introduction to Linear Algebra  (spring 2009) 


To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
Stephen Hawking  


Distance Education courses

       which Math course? 
       course text list 
 
 MATH 101, Mathematics for Liberal Arts  [summer 2009 only]
 MATH 110, College Algebra 
 MATH 121, Precalculus 
 MATH 241, Probability and Statistics  [in preparation for fall 2009]
 MATH 181, Calculus I  [in preparation]
 MATH 282, Calculus II  
 MATH 283, Calculus III  [to be revised]
 MATH 291, Selected Topics  [summer 2009 only]
 MATH 361, Introduction to Linear Algebra  [to be revised]
 MATH 455, Probability Theory  
      SWAU approved Distance Education course


Math is the language God used to write the unverse.


Edmontosaurus annectins
 

Southwestern Adventist University

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 Mathematics/Physical Science
      Physics Lab
 Dominican Republic Mission Trips





We have a hunger of the mind. We ask for all of the knowledge around us and the more we get, the more we desire
Maria Mitchell  


 

Summer Research

 Dinosaur Project
 
  abstracts
 GPS Techniques, GSA 2000
 Unusual Assemblage, GSA 2001
 Digital Modeling with GIS, SVP 2002
 Recreating Using GIS, SVP 2003
 Five Years Experience Using GIS, SVP 2004
 The Use of GPS, SVP 2004   html version
 Taphonomic Windows, GSA 2005
 Depositional Model, SVP 2006
 Tall Jalul, Jordan
 
  abstracts
 GPS Survey System at Tall Jalul, ASOR 2004


Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
John Dewey  


Will work for chocolate.

  
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Written Stuff

 A.L.I.C.E. Alice's Little Introduction to the Computer Enigma
 In the Beginning A story of God and the universe
 Parable of the Them A story of planetary exploration
 The Hadrosaur A morning in the life of a young hadrosaur
 Teaching Principles General Teaching Principles
 General Laws General Computer Laws and Other Laws
 God's Will What does God want for us?
 The Family Decision What is best?
 The Farm A teenager and her summer on her grandfather's farm
 Diary * Diary of a young woman


I have seen the future, and it computes.




N   32°  23′  51.7″
W   97°  19′  41.0″
 

Useful Stuff

 Pi, pie and more π
 Truth Tables
 Roman Numeral Arithmetic
 Gaussian Elimination
 Periodic Table
 
web development
 Browser Safe Colors
 Predefined Colors
 Color Choices
 HTML named symbols
 imaginary


To consume pie is sublime.  To contemplate π is divine!
L. Turner  



Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX   76059
phone:   (817) 202-6708
fax:         (817) 202-6744
e-mail:     turner@swau.edu

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