David Thompson, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
(On Leave - Email Only!)
Office Hours
Currently on Leave.
Email me at david dot thompson at ttu dot edu to find out when I may be in town again.
Greetings! This page is the portal to some of my professional interests. The materials contained herein are a reflection of my previous career as a teacher of young civil engineers. As such, these materials no longer represent coursework at Texas Tech University. Nor do these pages represent Texas Tech University in any way other than the historical component of my work there.
But, in historical interest, or perhaps because I'm just maudlin, I've decided to keep these materials around, at least for awhile. Perhaps some of the materials developed as part of my professorial life will be useful to past students and the broader professional community.
As such, therefore, these pages will be dynamic. I will be going through my old materials and decide what should be posted and what should not. So, if you're interested in such things, please feel free to stop by occasionally. You'll find things change at least once each month.
As you explore these pages, you'll discover bits and pieces of my quirky personality. So, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the site.
What's New: Changes to the web site will be noted here until new changes occur.
25February2007: I updated the code for these pages and corrected deficiencies and errors. I also updated my resume (link at left) and added some tracking code (nothing personal) to see if anyone is visiting these pages. I need to know if I'm attracting visitors to determine whether the effort of maintaining these pages is justified, of if I should simply archive them for posterity.
01January2007: I am currently absent from the Texas Tech Campus. I took a development leave and am working with a small consulting firm in western Nevada, practicing what I've preached over the years. I may be back on the Tech campus, or I may not. Only time will tell.
Schedule: I'm going to use this box to make notes
about travel and other time scheduled out of the office.
I am currently on official leave and will not be on campus regularly.
Classes: My class list is on the left navigation bar. Materials for my classes will be posted on their respective web pages.
Kickstart: Need a spiritual kick-start for the day? Try a dose of daily reading or a different approach is at Christian Fellowship Devotionals.
Interested in graduate school? I have some information for you. Some of the text is mine; some essays come from other faculty and researchers.
Notes: These pages (my entire website) are hand-coded in xhtml and css using either vi, emacs, or BBEdit. There are no wussy code editors used here. :) Be sure to check out the Firefox standalone browser and support the open-source community.
Finally I gave up and removed the mail-to link on the right navbar to present my email address in a fashion that is not easily snagged by spammers. I've received too much spam already.
I'm slowly editing these pages. I have a large number of pages to bring on line and it will take time, especially given my workload. I know, that sounds like a whine and perhaps it is. It is also a factual statement.