Steven Pearce, Ph.D.

School of Computing Science 

Simon Fraser University

Curriculum Vitae

Favorite Quote:

"[O]ur comparative ignorance of the laws of society and history is due not only to the great complexity of human affairs, but also to the very prejudice that there are no laws of history - a prejudice suspect of being allied to powerful social (or antisocial) interests that are vitally interested in preventing deep insights into the social mechanism. Et pour cause! People who are able to take the social mechanism apart in theory may wish to change it in practice, and - what is more dangerous for those who live on the persistence of fossil social forms - such men may even succeed in their attempt."  

     --  Mario Bunge

CURRENT ACTIVITY (Summer, 2009)

• MACM101, CMPT120, CMPT320
  

RECENT ACTIVITY

 Fall  2009: 

• MACM101
• CMPT320
• EASC108

 Summer,  2009: 

• MACM101
• CMPT320
• CMPT120
  

 Spring,  2009: 

• CMPT100

 Fall 2008: 

• MACM101, D1&E1
  

 Summer 2008:

• CMPT165, D1&C1
  

 Spring,  2008: 

• On Study Leave
  

 Fall, 2007: 

• On Study Leave (University of Magdelana)

 Summer, 2007: 

• CMPT320
  

 Spring, 2007:

• On Study Leave (University of Magdelana and IMPA)

 Fall, 2006:

• MACM 101, 201 at Zhejiang University, PRC 
  

Summary of Courses Taught at SFU:

• Computing Science (100, 118, 120, 165, 310, 320, 415)
• Mathematics (MACM 101, 201, MATH 232)
• Physics 390
• Earth Sciences 108 (Fall, 2009)
  

Courses Taught at Other Institutions:

• Pre-calculus.
  
• Calculus I, II, III, IV.
• Calculus for business.
• Calculus for the life sciences.
  
• Trigonometry.
• Physics - freshman level (non calculus and calculus based).
• Physics Laboratory (Freshman)
  
• Planetary science (Freshman).
• Astronomy (Freshman).
  

Degrees:

• B.Sc. (Honors), University of British Columbia, 1981.
• M.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1984.
• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1995.

Research Interests:

• Computational Magnetohydrodynamics (Pseudospectral) applied to Astrophysical Dynamo Theory.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics applied to Cratering Mechanics and Oceanic Impact Megatsunamis.
• Mathematical Inverse Theory applied to High Energy Astrophysics.
• Theoretical Technology .
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