Peter Taborek received his B.S. in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College and his Ph.D. in Physics from Caltech.
He is currently a professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine. His research involves experimental work on condensed matter systems, particularly at low temperatures.
He has a long-standing interest in the application of computer technology to education at the undergraduate and graduate level. MathematicaHandbook was developed for a course in mathematical methods for physics, chemistry and engineering students at UCI ( Phys 100 and Phys/Chem 229A). The course provides a step by step tutorial in Mathematica and then illustrates the use of the symbolic, numerical and graphics capability of Mathematica to solve many of the standard problems of mathematical physics. The course is conducted as a paperless class, with all assignments and exams presented as Mathematica notebooks.