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Shortened Teaching Philosophy
Shortened Teaching Philosophy
As a teacher of Mathematics, I wish to illuminate students to my field of study. In Math students often articulate their problems using vision as a metaphor. “I can’t see it.” My goal as their instructor is to give them the ability to “see” the hidden patterns in problems and dissect ways to go about solving them. Depending on the context mathematics may start to resemble a foggy cloud of numbers and letters, or huge walls of equations and funny symbols. I wish to help students see past all of the mess and understand the deeper beauty that lies in mathematics.
As a teacher of Mathematics, I wish to illuminate students to my field of study. In Math students often articulate their problems using vision as a metaphor. “I can’t see it.” My goal as their instructor is to give them the ability to “see” the hidden patterns in problems and dissect ways to go about solving them. Depending on the context mathematics may start to resemble a foggy cloud of numbers and letters, or huge walls of equations and funny symbols. I wish to help students see past all of the mess and understand the deeper beauty that lies in mathematics.
Current Courses
Current Courses
TBD
TBD
Past Courses
Past Courses
At VT:
At VT:
Spring 2025
CRN: 17449
Fall 2024
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
At UNLV:
At UNLV:
Spring 2023
Fellowship Leave
Fall 2022
Math 453/ Mat 653: Abstract Algebra I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online), 1003 (Online)
Math 330: Linear Algebra (Discussion)
Sec: 1002, 1003
Spring 2022
Math 454/ Mat 654: Abstract Algebra II (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online)
Math 283: Calculus III (Discussion)
Sec: 1011, 1012
Fall 2021
Math 453/ Mat 653: Abstract Algebra I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online), 1003 (Online)
Math 431: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online), 1003 (Online)
Summer 2021
Math 126: Precalculus I (Lecture)
Sec: 1001 (Online)
Spring 2021
Math 454/ Mat 654: Abstract Algebra II (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online)
Math 431: Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I (Discussion)
Sec: 1008 (Online), 1009 (Online)
Math 428: Differential Equations II (Discussion)
Sec: 1002
Fall 2020
Math 453/ Mat 653: Abstract Algebra I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002 (Online), 1003 (Online)
Math 132: Finite Mathematics (Discussion)
Sec: 1011 (Online), 1012 (Online)
Summer 2020
Math 126: Precalculus I (Lecture)
Sec: 1002 (Online)
Spring 2020 (COVID:All Classes Converted to Online Mid-Semester)
Math 454/ Mat 654: Abstract Algebra II (Discussion)
Sec: 1002
Math 283: Calculus III (Discussion)
Sec: 1010
Math 251: Discrete Mathematics I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002, 1003
Fall 2019
Math 453/ Mat 653: Abstract Algebra I (Discussion)
Sec: 1002, 1003
Math 181: Calculus I (Discussion)
Sec: 1017, 1018
Summer 2019
Math 127: Precalculus II (Lecture)
Sec: 1011
Spring 2019
Math 283: Calculus III (Discussion)
Sec: 1014 (Off-Campus)
Math 120: Fundamentals of College Mathematics (Lecture)
Sec: 1008
Fall 2018
Math 124: College Algebra (Lecture)
Sec: 1022
Math 120: Fundamentals of College Mathematics (Lecture)
Sec: 1021
Summer 2018
Math 120: Fundamentals of College Mathematics (Lecture)
Sec: 1005
Spring 2018
Math 120: Fundamentals of College Mathematics (Lecture)
Sec: 1012, 1013
Fall 2017
Math 124: College Algebra (Lecture)
Sec: 1035, 1040
Summer 2017
Math 126: Precalculus I (Lecture)
Sec: 1016
Spring 2017
Math 124: College Algebra (Lecture)
Sec: 1025, 1034
Fall 2016*
* OverloadMath 283: Calculus III (Discussion)
Sec: 1003, 1004
Math 181: Calculus I (Discussion)
Sec: 1006,1007,1008
Summer 2016
Math 126: Precalculus I (Lecture)
Sec: 1013
Spring 2016
Math 124: College Algebra (Lecture)
Sec: 1006, 1008
Fall 2015
Math 124: College Algebra (Lecture)
Sec: 1011, 1028
At CSN:
At CSN:
Fall 2017
Math 132: Finite Mathematics (Lecture)
Teaching Background
Teaching Background
My mother was an elementary school teacher in her home country before moving to the States and her love of teaching was passed down to me. I strive to humanize myself in the classroom. It is important to me to show my students that I indeed am a "human" too and can make mistakes. As a student, I "checked all the boxes" of students which cause universities to worry: first-generation, historically underrepresented, on Pell Grant, a parent. Representation matters and if students can't identify themselves with success they tend to have a harder time achieving it.
My mother was an elementary school teacher in her home country before moving to the States and her love of teaching was passed down to me. I strive to humanize myself in the classroom. It is important to me to show my students that I indeed am a "human" too and can make mistakes. As a student, I "checked all the boxes" of students which cause universities to worry: first-generation, historically underrepresented, on Pell Grant, a parent. Representation matters and if students can't identify themselves with success they tend to have a harder time achieving it.
Additional Training and Certifications:
Additional Training and Certifications:
Culturally Relevant & Responsive Teaching (CRRT) Fellow, 2022-2023
Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Mentor, 2022-2023
Graduate Mentorship Certification, 2022-2023 Cohort
Graduate Teaching Certification, 2021-2022 Cohort
Office Hours
Office Hours
This Semester (Spring 2025) my scheduled office hours are:
Monday (2:30 pm - 3:30 pm), Wednesday (11:00 am - 12:00 am).
You may also schedule an appointment via email. Please feel free to stop by to ask questions about lectures, homework, or general questions.
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