Richard Thompson
Papers 1. Equilibrium Bidding Strategies in Common-Value Sealed-Bid Auctions, with A. Larry Wright, 2004. Download PDF version. 2. Global Positioning System: The Mathematics of GPS Receivers, Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 4, October, 1998, pp. 260-269. Download PDF version. 3. Designing a Baseball Cover, The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, January, 1998, pp. 48-61. Download PDF version. 4. Discovering Differential Equations in Optics, with Bill Mueller, The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, May, 1997, pp. 217-223. 5. Teachers Doing Mathematics: A Lower Division Mathematics Colloquium. FOCUS, Vol. 16, No. 2, April, 1996, pp. 28 - 30. 6. Competency Unit Testing With Limited Repetitions, Mathematics in College, Instructional Resource Center CUNY, Winter 1983, pp. 6-15. 7. Reporting College Placement Scores and Grades to High Schools, The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 74, No. 4, 1981. 8. Student Pacing or Instructor Pacing (with J. McCoy), American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 86, No. 3, pp. 217-221, 1979. 9. PSI in College Mathematics (with M. Hassett), American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 85, No. 9, pp. 760-763, 1978. Books 1. College Algebra, Prindle, Weber, and Schmidt, 1978. 2. Intermediate Algebra, Prindle, Weber, and Schmidt, 1976. Electronic Textbooks 1. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1, Standard and Alternative releases 2.3 and 2.3a, Mathematical Association of America, 2012 (with Christopher G. Lamoureux) 2. Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2, Release 2.3, Mathematical Association of America, 2012 (with Christopher G. Lamoureux) 3. Calculus for Business Decisions, Release 2.3 Mathematical Association of America, 2012 (with Christopher G. Lamoureux)