A. Recent papers

Fratesi, Sarah E., and Vacher, H.L. 2004, Using spreadsheets in geoscience education: Survey and annotated bibliography of articles in the Journal of Geoscience Education through 2003. Journal of Spreadsheets in Education, 1(3): 168-194.

Vacher, H.L., and Mylroie, J.E., 2001, Connecting to geology – Where’s the end of the cave? Mathematics Teacher, v. 94, n. 8, p. 640-646.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Better math, better geology (Geoscience Education column), Geotimes, v. 46, n. 3, p. 13.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, A course in geological-mathematical problem solving. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p. 478-481.

B. The "Computational Geology" series in the Journal of Geoscience Education

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Vacher, H.L., 2005, Computational Geology 30 – Archimedes bath: A better story. Journal of Geoscience Education, in press.

Vacher, H.L., 2005, Computational Geology 29 – Quantitative literacy: Spreadsheets, range charts and triangular plots. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 53, p. 219-228.

Vacher, H.L., 2005, Computational Geology 28 – Archimedean slices and the isostatic sphere. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 53, p. 116-123.

Vacher, H.L., 2004, Computational Geology 27 – Logarithmic scales. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 52, p. 481-489.

Vacher, H.L., 2003, Computational Geology 26 – Mathematics of radioactive decay: The Rutherford equation, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51.

Vacher, H.L., 2003, Computational Geology 25 – Quantitative literacy: Drug testing, cancer screening, and the identification of igneous rocks, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, p. 337-346.

Vacher, H.L., 2003, Computational Geology 24 – Patterns, dimensions and viscosity, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, p. 262-267.

Vacher, H.L., 2003, Computational Geology 23 – The Earth is curved! Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, p. 127-139.

Vacher, H.L., 2002, Computational Geology 22 – Pie slices and circular arcs, Journal of Geoscience Education, v 50, p. 610-619.

Vacher, H.L., 2002, Computational Geology 21 – The harmonic mean, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 50, p. 456-465.

Vacher, H.L., 2002, Computational Geology 20 – Rocks at the intersection, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 50, p. 201-208.

Vacher, H.L., 2002, Computational Geology 19 – Classification and the combination of sets, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 50, p, 89-99.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Computational Geology 18 – Definition and the concept of set, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 470-479.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Computational Geology 17 – The total differential and error propagation, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 386-396.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Computational Geology 16 – Taylor’s series and error propagation, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 305-313.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Computational Geology 15 – More mapping with vectors. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 193-204.

Vacher, H.L., 2001, Computational Geology 14 -- The vector cross product and the three-point problem. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 72-82.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, Computational Geology 13 -- Geological-mathematical activities for college students in the Journal of Geoscience Education, 1990-1999, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p. 682-691.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, Computational Geology 12 -- Cramer's rule and the three-point problem. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p.522-532.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, Computational Geology 11 – Uniformitarianism and the inverse problem. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p. 373-380.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, Computational Geology 10 -- The algebra of deduction. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, 229-238.

Vacher, H.L., 2000, Computational Geology 9 -- The exponential function, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p.70-76.

Vacher, H.L., 1999, Computational Geology 8 -- The power function. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 48, p. 473-481.

Vacher, H.L., 1999, Computational Geology 7 -- The algebra of unit conversions. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 47, p. 376-382.

Vacher, H.L., 1999, Computational Geology 6 -- Solving problems. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 47, p. 280-289.

Vacher, H.L., 1999, Computational Geology 5 -- If geology, then calculus. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 47, p. 166-176.

Vacher, H.L., 1999, Computational Geology 4 -- Mapping with vectors. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 47, p. 64-72.

Vacher, H.L., 1998, Computational Geology 3 -- Progressing geometrically. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 46, p. 500-506.

Vacher, H.L., 1998, Computational Geology 2 -- Speaking logarithmically. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 46, p. 383-388.

Vacher, H.L., 1998, Computational Geology 1 -- Significant figures! Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 46, p. 292-295.