physics

Harold Slusher

Harold Slusher is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harold Slusher rather than just read about it. In short: Harold Schultz Slusher (born 1934) is an American physicist and young earth creationist. Biography Slusher says he has an honorary D.Sc. from Indiana Christian University (ICU) and a Ph.D. in geophysics from Columbia Pacific University.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Harold Slusher from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Harold Schultz Slusher (born 1934) is an American physicist and young earth creationist.

Biography Slusher says he has an honorary D.Sc. from Indiana Christian University (ICU) and a Ph.D. in geophysics from Columbia Pacific University. However, according to Robert Schadewald, ICU is a Bible college with no more than two people in its graduate science department, and that CPU "exhibits several qualities of a degree mill". He is assistant professor of physics at the University of Texas at El Paso and a member of the Institute for Creation Research. In 1986, Kendrick Frazier called him "perhaps the most outspoken critic of conventional science among the creationists". Slusher believes the earth is 7000 to 10,000 years old. He is an opponent of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity In 1974, Slusher co-edited the revised edition of the creationist textbook for students, Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity. The textbook was developed by the Creation Research Society and published by Zondervan. It was negatively reviewed as a pseudoscientific textbook that misrepresents biological evolution. A negative review in The Science Teacher noted that the "text grossly distorts the biological theory of evolution, so much that it is barely recognizable". The textbook does not define natural selection and falsely leads its readers to "believe that evolution is the result of chance mutation, when in fact it is the result of selection acting on genetic variability which arises ultimately by mutation. The picture of evolution presented in this book is wrong and flagrantly so". The review also noted that the textbook falsely defines evolution as the "ameba to man" theory where organisms of one "kind" change into another "kind". In 1977, an Indiana state superior court determined that the use of the textbook is unconstitutional (see Hendren v. Campbell).

Selected publications Critique of Radiometric Dating (1973) Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity (with John N. Moore, 1974) Origin of the Universe (1980) Motion of Mercury's Perihelion (with Francisco Ramirez, 1984)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harold Slusher

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harold Slusher claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harold Slusher before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harold Slusher ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harold Slusher

In research: Harold Slusher appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harold Slusher in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harold Slusher is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1934 births, 21st-century American physicists, American Christian Young Earth creationists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harold Slusher outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Harold Slusher in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Harold Slusher in simple terms?

Harold Schultz Slusher (born 1934) is an American physicist and young earth creationist. Biography Slusher says he has an honorary D.Sc. from Indiana Christian University (ICU) and a Ph.D. in geophysics from Columbia Pacific University.

Why does Harold Slusher matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Harold Slusher?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Harold Slusher.