Teaching

Teaching experience

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I’ve been a teaching assistant for math, computer science and ecology classes at Brown University and the University of Washington.

• QSCI 292 - Integral Calculus at UW in which I wrote the homework assignments, co-wrote exams, and delivered two weeks’ lectures.

• QSCI 454 - Graduate level Quantitative Ecology at UW

• CSE 403 & CSE 503 - Undergraduate & Graduate level Software Engineering at UW

• Math 124 & 125 - Calculus 1 and 2 at UW

• CS 17 - Integrated Introduction to Computer Science at Brown University, in which I helped write assignments and develop grading rubrics.

Advanced Calculus assignments

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I wrote a series of 5 optional “advanced” homework assignments for introductory Calculus II QSCI 292 at UW. Here’s the introduction to the first of them:

This is the first in a series of 5 “advanced” homework assignments that explore taylor series, the number $e$, imaginary numbers, and finally euler’s equation for $e^{i x}$. These ideas are some of the most beautiful and profound ones in all of mathematics; they run through and tie together everything else we do in calculus.

These assignments test a theory I have: that while we cordone some topics off as “too advanced”, they’re actually not that hard to start to learn with a gentle introduction; and they’re worth the effort. More practically, everyone comes to a class from a different starting place, and with a different learning style. These assignments give you an option to customize your experience: in exchange for doing a little more work you’ll learn more (and maybe in a way that works better for you), and you’ll have more control over your schedule and pacing for the quarter.

If you want to check them out they’re available here: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5