astronomy

Matthew B. Thomas

Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas rather than just read about it. In short: Matthew (Matt) B. Thomas (born in the United Kingdom) is an ecology professor and Huck Scholar in the Entomology Department at Pennsylvania State University in the United States.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Matthew (Matt) B. Thomas (born in the United Kingdom) is an ecology professor and Huck Scholar in the Entomology Department at Pennsylvania State University in the United States. He is also affiliated with the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State.

Education and academic positions

B.Sc. at the University College Cardiff Ph.D. University of Southampton Postdoc and Research Fellow at Imperial College CSIRO Entomology in Australia

Research Thomas has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles on the ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions and effects of climate, especially temperature variability, which have been collectively cited over 13,000 times. Thomas developed the novel malaria control tool the "eave tube", with a $10.2 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant. Eave tubes are being installed in homes in 40 villages in the Ivory Coast (Boake in Côte d'Ivoire) for the purpose of testing whether they are effective in preventing malaria by killing mosquitoes when mosquito try to enter homes and come into contact with treated netting in the eave tubes.

Awards and recognition 2016 Elected as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) 2012 Elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Matthew B. Thomas

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas

In research: Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas 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: Matthew B. Thomas is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of Cardiff University, Alumni of the University of Southampton, American ecologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Matthew B. Thomas in simple terms?

Matthew (Matt) B. Thomas (born in the United Kingdom) is an ecology professor and Huck Scholar in the Entomology Department at Pennsylvania State University in the United States.

Why does Matthew B. Thomas 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 Matthew B. Thomas?

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 Matthew B. Thomas.