earth science

John Veevers

John Veevers is a earth science 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 John Veevers rather than just read about it. In short: John James Veevers (13 October 1930 – 12 August 2018) was an Australian professor of geology and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Education Veevers is the son of George Stanley Veevers and Dulcie Annie (née James) and attended Newington College (1944–1947).

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

John James Veevers (13 October 1930 – 12 August 2018) was an Australian professor of geology and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Education Veevers is the son of George Stanley Veevers and Dulcie Annie (née James) and attended Newington College (1944–1947). In 1946 he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, endowed by Sir George Wigram Allen, for General Proficiency. At the end of 1947, Veevers was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship and Halse Rogers Prize. He went up to the University of Sydney and graduated as a Bachelor of Science in 1952 and a Master of Science in 1954.

Academic career Veevers was a cadet geologist at the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Canberra, (1948–1951), rising to geologist (1952–1960) and senior geologist 1961–1967. In 1968, he was appointed as a senior lecturer at Macquarie University and has since been a Professor of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. He was awarded his PhD in 1956 from Imperial College London.

Publications Veevers' multiple publications are held by the National Library of Australia.

Honours Veevers crater – Named in his honour (1975) S W Carey Medal – Geological Society of Australia (1992) Centenary Medal – For service to Australian society and science in earth history (2001)

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with John Veevers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what John Veevers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, 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 John Veevers 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 John Veevers 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 John Veevers

In research: John Veevers appears in earth science 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 John Veevers 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: John Veevers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1930 births, 2018 deaths, Australian geologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for John Veevers 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 John Veevers in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what John Veevers means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain John Veevers out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is John Veevers in simple terms?

John James Veevers (13 October 1930 – 12 August 2018) was an Australian professor of geology and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Education Veevers is the son of George Stanley Veevers and Dulcie Annie (née James) and attended Newington College (1944–1947).

Why does John Veevers matter?

Because it connects several earth science 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 John Veevers?

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 John Veevers.