Teaching Experience
Lecturer, Introductory Number Theory, Ohio State University, Spring
Term 2007
• Chose textbook and content for course
• Prepared and delivered all lectures for the course
• Scanned course notes available online
• Wrote homework sets and exams for the course
• Student term papers available online at Math 573 course homepage
Lecturer, Discrete Mathematical Structures II, Ohio State University,
Winter Term 2007
• Prepared and delivered all lectures for the course
• Wrote all exams for the course
Lecturer, Iwasawa Theory, Ohio State University, Fall Term 2006
• Prepared and delivered all lectures for the course
• Typed course notes which are available on the web
Seminar Instructor, Ross Program, Ohio State University, Summer
Term 2006, 2007
This is a program for gifted middle and high school students from around the
country. They learn basic number theory through exploration and teamwork.
I was responsible for meeting with the students to discuss their difficulties
on homework exercises.
Lecturer, Abstract Algebra I & II, Ohio State University, Winter-Spring
Terms 2006
• Prepared and delivered all lectures for the course (First time using this book at OSU)
• Set policies and course content for the course
• Wrote and graded all homework and exams for the course
Lecturer, Calculus III, Ohio State University, Fall Term 2005
• Prepared and delivered all lectures for the course
• Supervised a graduate student teaching assistant
• Set policies and course content for the course
• Wrote and graded all exams and team homework for the course
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Course Coordinator, Calculus I, University of Michigan, Winter Semester
2004, Fall Semester 2004
• Helped train incoming graduate students to make them effective GSI’s
• Presentation on “Using the TI-83 Calculator Effectively in Your Classroom”
• Presentation on “Grades, Ethics, and Values in Teaching”
• Presentation on “An Introduction to Team Homework”
• Observed first time instructors teaching and gave them feedback
• Assisted in setting course policies for all sections of calculus I
• Wrote uniform exams that all students enrolled in calculus I were given
• Resource for instructor questions and mentor to first time instructors
• Served as intermediary should any disputes arise between instructors and students
Substitute Teacher, Rudolph Steiner High School, Ann Arbor, MI. September 2004
Substituted for the month of September for an instructor. Taught a section
of calculus and one of geometry.
King Chavez Parks Program Host, University of Michigan, 11-23-2003
Hosted a group of 7th grade students from a Detroit area school. The title
of my talk was “Clocks, Doughnuts, Paper-twisting, Snowflakes, and How
They Relate to Modern Mathematics”.
Course Coordinator, Calculus II, University of Michigan, Fall Semester
2001, Fall Semester 2003
• Helped train the incoming graduate students to make them effective GSI’s
• Presentation on “Using the TI-83 Calculator Effectively In Your Classroom”
• Presentation on “Grades, Ethics, and Values in Teaching”
• Observed first time instructors teaching and gave them feedback
• Assisted in setting course policies for all sections of calculus II
• Assisted in writing uniform exams that all students enrolled in calculus II were given
• Resource for instructor questions and mentor to first time instructors
• Served as intermediary should any disputes arise between instructors and students
Michigan Mentorship Program Instructor, Summer 2000, Summer
2001, Summer 2002
• Worked with an area high school student teaching him advanced mathematics.
We covered:
◦ what it means to prove something
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◦ basic number theory
◦ cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem
◦ basic Galois Theory
Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Fall Semester 1999
(Data, Functions, and Graphs), Spring Semester 2000 (Calculus II), Summer
2001 (Calculus II), Summer 2002 (Calculus II)
• Prepared and delivered lectures for my section
• Wrote and graded all quizzes
• Assigned and graded all team homework
• Held office hours and review sessions for students in my section
• During the summer semesters, wrote and graded all exams
Math Lab Instructor, University of Michigan, Fall Semester 2000
• Helped oversee the Math Lab and make sure it ran smoothly
• Instructor for self-paced precalculus course, wrote and graded exams for this course
Grader, University of Michigan, Summer 2000 (Advanced Mathematics for
Engineers, Numerical Methods), Spring 2003 (Analysis), Fall 2004 (Introduction to Number Theory).
• Graded all assignments
• For the Analysis course, typed and distributed solutions to all homework problems
Grader, Abstract Algebra, Michigan State University, Summer 1999
• Graded all assignments for Abstract Algebra course
Graduate Student Instructor, College Algebra, Michigan State University, Spring Semester 1999
• Prepared and delivered lectures for a section of college algebra
• Wrote and graded all quizzes
• Held office hours and review sessions for students in my section
Instructor for Web based Intermediate Algebra, Michigan State University, Summer 1998, Summer 1999
• Was first instructor for web based math course offered at Michigan State University
• Answered student questions via internet forum and e-mail
• Kept track of grades and was responsible for assigning final grades
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, Fall Semester
1997 (Calculus II), Spring Semester 1998 (Calculus II), Fall 1998 (Calculus
III)
• Ran recitation session, answered student questions about lecture and homework
• Wrote and graded quizzes
• Held office hours for students in my section
Mathematics Learning Center Tutor, Michigan State University,
January, 1997 - May 1999
• Answered questions posed by students in various undergraduate math classes
Relevant Seminars:
VIGRE Mathematics Education Seminar, University of Michigan, September 2001-April 2002, September 2002-April 2003, September 2003-April2004
VIGRE Mathematics Education Research, University of Michigan,
September 2003-December 2003. Helped analyze videotape of calculus students’ descriptions of what a derivative really is.
The Engaged Classroom: Getting Students Involved in the Learning Process, CRLT, University of Michigan, September 30, 2003
Learning Styles: Implications for Teaching in the Sciences, Math,
and Engineering, CRLT, University of Michigan, October 16, 2003
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