Mike
Subscriber since: Thu Aug 21 01:33:19 EDT 2008
Location: Galveston, TX
About Me
I write books for John Wiley and Sons Publishers, McGraw Hill, BookCrafters. I write in the fields of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Simulation and Quantitative Methods of Analysis.

I consult in both business and engineering. My website is http://jmsaconsulting.com. My work on T-Integration can best be found at (1) my website and (2)Wolfram MathWorld and (32) in the Second Edition of the CRC Conccise Enclopedida of Mathematics pp.2986, and (4) by Googling T-Integration.

My consulting is focused on the development of the Digital Flight Guidance and Control of NewSpace launch vehicles including the SpaceX Falcon9 and the Orbital Antares.

I have contracts with Wyle Labs in Houston Texas to support the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation office.

I have published books for Professional Engineers and Scientists and, now in my 70's popular science books for children and young adults.
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Favorite Word:

work

Least Favorite Word:

hate

Favorite Quote:

""There is no such thing as a woman's work or a man's work, there is only WORK, so get to it!" "Imagination if more important than knowledge""
- Grandma Wagner & Einstein

Favorite Topics:

Advertising:

Brand Names of the Year for 2020
Wed Dec 16 09:00:00 EST 2020
Dubiously Distinguished
Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020

Books:

"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Highly Entertaining and Informative
Tue Aug 03 08:00:00 EDT 2021

Branding:

The Rare, Overstuffed "Turduckenym"
Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Electrifying!
Thu Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Dictionaries:

The Post-Dictionary World?
Thu Jun 03 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2019

Fun:

Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Very Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid
Thu Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2022

Grammar:

Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
Mon Nov 23 09:00:00 EST 2020
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
Thu Jun 25 09:00:00 EDT 2020

How to write:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Language:

Metaphors We Live By (Updated)
Thu Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2022
Brand Names of the Year for 2021
Thu Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2021

Linguistics:

Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Tricky, Special, Fruitful, Space-Flavored Fiddle-Faddle
Thu Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Marketing:

What Do Plus Signs Add?
Thu Jul 15 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Brand Names of the Year for 2019
Thu Dec 19 00:00:00 EST 2019

Online:

Strategic Flexibility and Other Bendy Balderdash
Thu Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021
A Recipe for Time Travel
Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Word Origins:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Reading:

How to Read More Books
Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2018
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
Mon Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Students:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Teachers:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2015

Teaching:

Teach Your Children Well
Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Usage:

Comparative Nonsense
Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019
Unexpected Cousins
Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Vocabulary:

The Post-Dictionary World?
Thu Jun 03 09:00:00 EDT 2021
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
Wed Jan 11 10:14:00 EST 2017

Visual Thesaurus:

The Post-Dictionary World?
Thu Jun 03 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Poll Stars
Mon Oct 19 09:00:00 EDT 2020

Words:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021

Writers:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Writing:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022