Dr. Douglas A. Downing

Associate Professor of Economics
School of Business and Economics
Seattle Pacific University


Education:
  • Ph.D. 1987, Yale University, Economics
    Dissertation: Teenage Unemployment
  • M.A., M.Phil. 1982, Yale University
  • B.S. 1979, Yale University
    Majors: Economics/Political Science; Astronomy/Physics
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
 
Academic
Employment:
  • Associate Professor of Economics
    Seattle Pacific University (at SPU since 1983)
  • Adjunct Professor of Astronomy, SPU (since 1999)
 
Books and
Presentations
  • Math adventure trilogy:
    E-Z Algebra (previously Algebra the Easy Way )
    E-Z Trigonometry (previously Trigonometry the Easy Way)
    E-Z Calculus (previously Calculus the Easy Way
     
  • Other Math Books:
    Quantitative Methods (with Jeff Clark, Elon College)
    Business Statistics (with Jeff Clark)
    E-Z Statistics (previously Statistics the Easy Way (with Jeff Clark)
    Dictionary of Mathematics Terms
    Forgotten Statistics (with Jeff Clark)
     
  • Computer Books:
    Java Programming the Easy Way
    Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (11th edition published 2012)
       (with Michael Covington, Univ. of Georgia emeritus),Melody Covington, Catherine Anne Barrett, and Sharon Covington
    Computer Programming in BASIC the Easy Way
    Computer Programming in Pascal the Easy Way
       (with Mark Yoshimi, Boeing)
    Computers and Business Tasks
    Making Plans with 123
     
  • above books Published By:
    Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
     
  • Public Policy book
    Freedom, Opportunity, and Security: Economic Policy and the Political System, published by Lexington books