A bit about my teaching philosophy:
My teaching is built on two beliefs: First, the beauty of mathematics as well as the critical thinking and problem solving skills we gain from it are accessible to everyone. Second, the foundation of teaching is connecting with the student as an individual with the goal of the student understanding. Thus, my goals as an instructor are to foster curiosity, confidence and critical thinking in each student while also helping them see the beauty in math and what it reveals in the world around us. I do this by creating an open and encouraging learning environment and by acknowledging that each student is a unique human being. I also employ active learning techniques and encourage collaboration among students while emphasising the underlying reasons why something works rather than knowing only how to solve a particular problem. The skills and confidence with which students leave my classes help prepare them to learn more math and to solve problems outside of math and outside of the classroom.
Current teaching: Furman University: Spring 2024 Math 120 (Introduction to Statistics) Math 150 (Calculus I)
Past Teaching: Furman University: Math 120 (Introduction to Statistics) Fall 2023 Math 145 (Calculus for Business, Life, and Social Sciences) Fall 2023
University of Oregon:
Instructor: Math 232 (Discrete Math II) Spring 2023 Math 112 (Trigonometry) Winter 2023
Math 251 (Calculus I) Fall 2022
Math 112 (Trigonometry) Fall 2021, Winter 2022
Math 111 (College Algebra) Winter 2021, Spring 2021
Recitation Leader:
Math 111 (College Algebra) Fall 2020
North Carolina State University:
Instructor:
Math 405 (Intro to Linear Algebra and Matrices) Spring 2020
Math 141 (Calculus I) Fall 2019
Recitation Leader:
Math 141 (Calculus I) Summer 2019
Grader:
Math 515 (Graduate Functional Analysis) Fall 2018
Math 715 (Graduate Measure Theory) Spring 2019
Lecture Assistant:
Math 114 Finite Math Fall 2017
Math 142 Calculus II Spring 2018