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Dr John Shanks

(DPhil Oxford)John Shanks (2022)

Office: Science III, room 513
Tel: +64 3 479 7778
Email: john.shanks@otago.ac.nz

About

Teaching responsibilities

OLAF and SIMS support

Research Interests

Dr Shanks’ research interests focussed on numerical methods in general, but specifically on acceleration techniques and methods for integration. Due to upcoming retirement, Dr Shanks is no longer accepting research supervision.

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Publications

Shanks, J. A. (2007). Probability in action: The red traffic light. Journal of Statistics Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n1/shanks.pdf

Carr, D., & Shanks, J. (2006). Bridging mathematics for Clothing and Textile Sciences. In R. Spronken-Smith (Ed.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 7). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Shanks, J. A. (2003). Horner in the corner. Function, 27(5), 131-138.

Shanks, J. A. (1996). Buffon's paperclip. Function, 20(5), 152-159.

Kavalieris, L., Lam, F. C., Roberts, L. A., & Shanks, J. A. (Eds.). (1996). Proceedings of the A C Aitken Centenary Conference, Otago Conference Series No 5. Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Shanks, J. A. (2007). Probability in action: The red traffic light. Journal of Statistics Education, 15(1). Retrieved from http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v15n1/shanks.pdf

Journal - Research Article

Shanks, J. A. (1996). Buffon's paperclip. Function, 20(5), 152-159.

Journal - Research Article

Shanks, J. A. (1995). Archimedes, Romberg and pi. Function, 19(2), 36-44.

Journal - Research Article

Shanks, J. A. (2003). Horner in the corner. Function, 27(5), 131-138.

Journal - Research Other

Carr, D., & Shanks, J. (2006). Bridging mathematics for Clothing and Textile Sciences. In R. Spronken-Smith (Ed.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 7). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kavalieris, L., Lam, F. C., Roberts, L. A., & Shanks, J. A. (Eds.). (1996). Proceedings of the A C Aitken Centenary Conference, Otago Conference Series No 5. Dunedin: University of Otago Press.

Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

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