Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Physics Guide for About.com, has studied and written about physics since 1991. He holds a Physics degree from Wabash College with honors & awards.

Experience:

Andrew has carried out physics research and worked as an educational consultant in three states, specializing in science & mathematics education. He has been the About.com Guide to Physics since spring 2006. In 2009, he wrote String Theory for Dummies.

Education:

• One of 150 students chosen annually from the state of Indiana chosen to attend the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities in Muncie, Indiana, a magnet school for advanced study during junior & senior years of high school.
• Holds a Bachelor degree in Physics from Wabash College, with minors in mathematics & philosophy. There he earned magna cum laude honors and the Harold Q. Fuller Prize in Physics.
• In 2008, earned a M.S. degree in Mathematics Education from Purdue University.

From Andrew Zimmerman Jones:

I fell in love with physics originally through science fiction, especially the stories of Isaac Asimov. This lead me to read his non-fiction works on science and I became impressed with the elegance of physical laws.

Both of my parents are teachers and I never imagined that I would go into education, but I have grown to feel that spreading knowledge and understanding about science & mathematics is one of the most fulfilling jobs that I could possibly have chosen.

References:

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