Teaching Philosophy

Teaching Philoshopy

I want to give you an overview of how I approach learning mathematics and my classroom style.

Mathematics

• Intuition. Many math topics can be approached with intuition and a goal.

• Trust. We may not need a proof or formula, but we should convince ourselves that our technique is reasonable.

• Elegance. Math can be both beautiful and elegant. Even Statistics!

• Big Picture. We should know how it fits in the big picture or purpose.

Classroom

• Groups. You will often learn more by working and discussing with peers.

• Guided learning. Instead of telling you, I may instead guide you to and through new topics.

• Big picture. You will be asked to know the content in a big picture context.

Other Interests

Before I decided to study mathematics, I was a business major and an engineering major before that. In graduate school, I enjoyed studying both pure mathematics and applied mathematics, such as statistics. My thesis was a modeling and optimization problem related to public bus schedules.

I am also the Math Club advisor on campus. We discuss fun math topics, careers, and in general have a good time. Come on by!

Hobbies

Still reading? Outside of academics, I enjoy outdoor activities such as bike riding, hiking, and skiing. I'm also an avid racquetball player; come play at LA Fitness! I watch too much anime and spend too much time working on and driving my cars. 😅