astronomy

James E. Mark

James E. Mark is a astronomy 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 James E. Mark rather than just read about it. In short: James E. Mark (December 14, 1934 - September 23, 2017) was a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati.

Key takeaways

James E. Mark belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect James E. Mark to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of James E. Mark from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

James E. Mark (December 14, 1934 - September 23, 2017) was a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati. Mark made important contributions to understanding the physical chemistry of polymers. His contributions included models of the elasticity of polymer networks, hybrid organic-inorganic composites, liquid-crystalline polymers, and a variety of computer simulations.

Personal Mark was born on December 14, 1934, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Education Mark received his B.S. degree in 1957 in Chemistry from Wilkes College and his Ph.D. degree in 1962 in physical chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his doctoral work, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University under Paul J. Flory.

Career Mark entered academia as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He later moved to the University of Michigan, where he became a Full Professor in 1972. In 1977, he assumed the position of Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati, and served as Chairman of the Physical Chemistry Division and Director of the Polymer Research Center. In 1987, he was named the first Distinguished Research Professor. He is the founding editor of the journal Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science, which was started in 1990, is an editor for the journal Polymer.

Awards Mark has received many awards including the Whitby Award and the 1999 Charles Goodyear Medal (Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society), the ACS Applied Polymer Science Award, the Flory Polymer Education Award (ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry), the ACS Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry.

Bibliography Mark, James E (2013). Science and Technology of Rubber, Edition 4. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0123945846.

External links Audio interview with James E. Mark.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with James E. Mark

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what James E. Mark claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, 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 James E. Mark 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 James E. Mark 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 James E. Mark

In research: James E. Mark appears in astronomy 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 James E. Mark 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: James E. Mark is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1934 births, 2017 deaths, American polymer scientists and engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for James E. Mark 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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Frequently asked questions

What is James E. Mark in simple terms?

James E. Mark (December 14, 1934 - September 23, 2017) was a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati.

Why does James E. Mark matter?

Because it connects several astronomy 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 James E. Mark?

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 James E. Mark.