Background

Nichols, John David was born on September 20, 1947 in Creston, Iowa, United States. Son of Cecil Clair and Bess Wilmoth (Earheart) Nichols.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Union University, 1969. Master of Science, University Kentucky, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1977.

Career

Chairman mathematics department Southeast Community College, Cumberland, Kentucky, 1971-1973. Teaching assistant University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1973-1977. Associate professor Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, 1977-1978.

Manager file review Dial Computer Systems, Des Moines, 1978-1982. Manager software systems International Migration Review Systems, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1982-1986. Manager applications software Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1986-1993.

Director software engineering division Quality Research, since 1993. C2MUG coordinator CECOM Software Center, Fort Leavenworth, 1984-1985. Guest lecturer St. Mary College, Leavenworth, 1984-1985.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Casio-Graphing Calculators in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom

    (A Helpful guide to the use of Casio's family of graphing ...)

  • Graphing Calculator Manual and Excel Spreadsheet Manual for Finite Mathematics and Mathematics with Applications

    (Book by Lial, Margaret, Hungerford, Thomas W., Holcomb, John)

  • The Cosmic Calculator: Bk.2: A Vedic Mathematics for Schools
  • Answer Book to the Cosmic Calculator: A Vedic Mathematics Course for Schools
  • Calculus Calculator, the Mathematics Processor

• Other Work

  • Author: (with others) Calculator Mathematics, 1977.

Membership

Leader Boy Scouts American, Huntsville, 1986-1990. Nation chief Young Men’s Christian Association Indian Princesses, Huntsville, 1988-1990. Vice president Weatherly Parent-Teachers Association, Huntsville, 1988-1990.

Chairman Weatherly Science Fair, Huntsville, 1986-1988. Teacher, president Wesley Sun school class Aldersgate Methodist Church, since 1988, chairman council on ministries. Member Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies.

Member Armed Forces Communications and Electronics, Phi Alpha Theta, Kappa Mu Epsilon (president 1968-1969), Alpha Chi.

Connections

Married Edna Mae Sizemore, March 21, 1975. Children: Christopher Dale, Cynthia Annual.

father:

Cecil Clair Nichols

mother:

Bess Wilmoth (Earheart) Nichols

spouse:

Edna Mae Sizemore

children:

Christopher Dale Nichols

Cynthia Annual Nichols