ROBERT MILTON OMAN

447 Third Ave. N, Suite 410

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Phone (727) 827-4596 FAX (727) 683-9530 e-mail roman@rdoman.com Web site www.rdoman.com

Education

Ph.D., Sc.M., Physics, Brown University

B.S., Physics, Northeastern University

Professional Accomplishments

Twenty plus years experience teaching physics and mathematics in small colleges, major universities and community colleges

Fourteen years experience as author-publisher of mathematics and physics texts, supplements, CD's and videotapes plus success and how-to-study book, tapes and videos

Research work in physical electronics, biology, risk analysis, environmental problems, applied mathematics and theoretical physics.

Professional Highlights

University of South Florida Visiting Professor in Physics 1991-93 1997-

Northeastern University Adjunct Professor in Physics and Mathematics 1981-91

Taught approximately 25 courses in physics

Participated in a study, with an educational psychologist, to identify learning styles and study skills that lead to success in entering freshmen students

Taught approximately 25 mathematics courses from calculus to graduate differential equations

Technical Consulting - Oman Consulting

Expert Witness in the area of auto and industrial accidents, risk, probability, and plagiarism cases - trial experience

Consultant to Wiley Publishing on Interactive CD (Learningware)

Technical Consultant (chassis dynamics) to Century Racing

Solved environmental problems with Sea Farm Research Foundation

Discovered the most sensitive indicator for lead poisoning in rats

Created computer model of "Random Rat" and "Real Rat"

Determined the most effective plants for noxious gas sorption around highways

Applied Mathematics and computer projects

Robert Oman Publishing

Books The Easy Way to Higher Grades and Graphing Algebraic Functions

Audio Tapes Secrets of the Successful Student and Higher Grades (two tapes)

Videos Higher Grades

Published books, work books and lab manuals for other authors

North Shore Community College Professor in Math/Physics Department 1971-91

Taught approximately 150 courses covering the elementary physics courses

Taught approximately 175 courses in mathematics from remedial to differential equations

Taught the first computer course at the college, and organized the first computer center, including writing the software and setting up the first curriculum

Served on a variety of committees

Norton Research Corporation Senior Research Scientist 1966-70

Developed the complete theory for electron mirror microscopy which was published in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTRONICS

Developed the theoretical model for the magnetron. The problem had been worked on since the 1940's. The magnetron was the pressure gauge sent on the second lunar landing. Pictures of the device are in most elementary school texts. A mockup of the device is on permanent display at NASA Kennedy Center

Developed "hot electron" emission from SiC to provide an electron source for pressure measurement in corrosive gas environments and designed a vacuum gauge using this source

Liaison for Japanese affiliate producing scientific equipment

Produced the first films of the electric phenomenon associated with photosynthesis

Applied Science Division of Litton Industries Technical Specialist 1964-66

Directed the program in Electron Mirror Microscopy with emphasis on the study of magnetic tape

Designed and built the first large area capacitors (greater than 500 square centimeters) for use in high altitude balloon research on cosmic rays

Professional Associations

Member of Sigma Xi

Member of American Physical Society

Member of American Vacuum Society (Organizer and First President of New England Chapter)

Publications

Books, tapes and videos listed above (Oman Publishing)

Calculus for the Utterly Confused  2nd Edition McGraw-Hill

Physics for the Utterly Confused McGraw-Hill

How to Solve Physics Problems McGraw-Hill

Experiments in Physics Burgess Publishing

Introduction to Radiologic Science McGraw-Hill

Electron Mirror Microscopy in Encyclopedia of Electronics Academic Press

Quantum Theory of Solids University of Minnesota Press

Over 20 articles in technical journals and conference proceedings