astronomy

Shingo Futamura

Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura rather than just read about it. In short: Shingo Futamura (April 3, 1938 -) is a rubber industry materials scientist noted for his concept of the deformation index. Education Futamura completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree at Waseda University in Japan.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Shingo Futamura (April 3, 1938 -) is a rubber industry materials scientist noted for his concept of the deformation index.

Education Futamura completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree at Waseda University in Japan. He earned a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1968. He received his doctorate in polymer science from the University of Akron in 1975 under advisor Eberhard Meinecke.

Career By 1974, Futamura was appointed as a group leader of polymer physics at Firestone Central Research in Akron, Ohio. During a career spanning over 40 years, Futamura authored 25 scientific papers and 50 US patents. He worked for Nippon Zeon Co., Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He is best known for proposing the concept of a deformation index to relate viscoelastic properties to real-world tire performance. The concept is used to select rubber compounds that minimize tire rolling resistance, and it is used in finite element analysis to simplify the calculation of energy loss and temperature distribution.

Awards and recognition 1973 - Honorable Mention award for paper entitled "Solution SBR-Study in Copolymerization Dynaimcs", ACS Rubber Division Spring meeting 2014 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from the ACS Rubber Division

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Shingo Futamura

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura

In research: Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura 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: Shingo Futamura is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1938 births, 20th-century Japanese engineers, Bridgestone people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Shingo Futamura 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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Shingo Futamura in simple terms?

Shingo Futamura (April 3, 1938 -) is a rubber industry materials scientist noted for his concept of the deformation index. Education Futamura completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree at Waseda University in Japan.

Why does Shingo Futamura 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 Shingo Futamura?

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 Shingo Futamura.