Teaching Philosophy
I believe that mathematics should be accessible to everyone. There are many paths towards mathematical understanding, and it is my job as teacher to lead students towards this understanding.
Mathematical potential is equally present in different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
Teaching Experience
At Universiteit Leiden:
Fall 2023: Mathematics of Quantum Physics
Spring 2023: Linear Algebra for Computer Scientists 2
Fall 2022: Linear Algebra for Computer Scientists 1
At CU Boulder:
Fall 2016: College Algebra TA
Spring 2017: Calculus 1 TA
Fall 2017: Calculus I for Life Sciences TA
Spring 2018: Calculus I for Life Sciences Instructor
Fall 2018: Calculus I for Life Sciences Instructor
Spring 2019: Calculus II Instructor
Fall 2019: Calculus II Instructor
Spring 2020: Calculus III TA
Fall 2020: Calculus I Instructor
Spring 2021: Intro to Statistics Instructor
Spring 2022: Calculus II Instructor
At CUNY Hunter:
(to be updated)
At Mercy College:
(to be updated)
Course Materials
Course materials for the Fall 2024 Math 4176 class at Virginia Tech.
These lecture notes are from Fall 2020, when I taught Calculus I as an online course at the University of Colorado Boulder. I used most of these lecture notes as templates and wrote on them with my ipad during the class Zoom. I encouraged students to try the examples before I went through the solutions, and they would also have weekly sessions working on problem sheets with their TAs in small groups. There are lots of typos, and I would definitely re-vamp these notes to teach Calc 1 again.