Teaching 1959-91

Taught EECS 117A and 117B (text was Fields and Waves in Modern Radio, Ramo, Whinnery and Van Duzer) for many years.

Taught EECS 137, Plasmas and Electron Beams; text probably was an introductory plasma book and J.R. Pierce beam and gun book. Course died as ended up with students mostly from other depts.

Taught the first programming course in 1963, Engr. 48, out of McKracken, using Fortran 4. Chosen for this as my students (but not me) were simulating, using computers.

Taught part of our graduate course on plasmas EECS 239A,B,C. adding in occasional simulations, esp. of nonlinear of instability growths, saturation.

Originated PLASMA PHYSICS VIA COMPUTER SIMULATION text in 1972 with Bruce Langdon, putting together a draft, much of it using ES1, Bruce's excellent 1d3v periodic electrostatic code. By 1978, we had a typewritten DRAFT version, all 16 chapters, in 4 parts, much of it from Bruce's articles. Circulated copies all over the world, hoping for feedback.

In 1971-72, our EECS plasma seminar series was on energy sources of all kinds, to see where fusion might fit in; lecturers came from across-the-campus. A group of us sought a way to keep this campus-wide activity alive. I asked permission of Vice Chancellor Mark Christenson to proceed (OK'd) and to make a proposal, which I chaired. Out of many discussion meetings came ERG, the campus-wide Energy and Resources Group, with John Holdren as ERG's first professor. ERG grew immensely successful, now with over 300 graduates, around the world. (Took 3 years out of my life, 1972-75.)