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.
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.