Dr. Brian Kha Tran
Teaching
Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy
by Steven Tran, used with permission
I have experience as a course instructor, TA, tutor, and as a graduate student mentor. I am committed to maintaining excellence in my teaching while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment to all of my students. Below is a summary of my teaching experience.
Instructor. APPM 2350: Calculus 3 for Engineers. University of Colorado Boulder Applied Mathematics. Fall 2025.
Co-mentor. David Cavender, Graduate Student, UC San Diego. Los Alamos National Laboratory Summer Student Program 2025.
Co-mentor. Reid Gomillion, Graduate Student, Virginia Tech. Los Alamos National Laboratory Summer Student Program 2024.
Assisting mentor. Hannah F. Blumhoefer, Graduate Student, Iowa State University. Los Alamos National Laboratory Summer Student Program 2024.
Instructor. Math 18: Linear Algebra. UC San Diego Mathematics. Summer Session 1, 2023.
Instructor. Math 20D: Introduction to Differential Equations. UC San Diego Mathematics. Summer Session 1, 2022.
Instructor. Math 20E: Vector Calculus. UC San Diego Mathematics. Fall 2021.
Instructor. Math 20A: Calculus for Science and Engineering. UC San Diego Mathematics. Summer Bridge, 2021.
TA. Math 179/279: Projects in Computational and Applied Mathematics. UC San Diego Mathematics. Spring 2023.
TA. Math 20E: Vector Calculus. UC San Diego Mathematics. Summer 2019.
TA. Math 20E: Vector Calculus. UC San Diego Mathematics. Spring 2019.
TA. Math 150B: Calculus on Manifolds. UC San Diego Mathematics. Winter 2019.
TA. Math 150A: Differential Geometry. UC San Diego Mathematics. Fall 2018.
Tutor. Phys 2D: Relativity and Quantum Physics. UC San Diego Physics. Winter 2018.
TA. Math 20B: Calculus for Science and Engineering II. UC San Diego Mathematics. Fall 2017.
Workshop Facilitator. Math 20E: Vector Calculus and Phys 2C: Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics. UC San Diego OASIS Learning Center. 2015-2016.
Vector calculus lecture, Fall 2021, University of California San Diego