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Current Teaching: MA 13700 (Math for Elementary Teachers I)

Meeting Times: MWF 8:30 - 9:30 am, UNIV 001

Office Hours: Students in MA 137 are welcome to attend office hours for any of the MA 13x00 classes, online via Teams or in person. Please consult the schedule on Brightspace for times and locations.

  • My office hour: Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 pm MATH G144

Resources/Virtual Manipulatives

Course Description: Credit Hours: 3.00. Designed for prospective elementary school teachers with a focus on number and operations with real numbers and elementary number theory. This course approaches mathematics from a teacher and student perspective where students will be pressed to find multiple methods and explanations for situations, select and evaluate mathematical tasks and children’s approaches, and utilize manipulatives and models to give meaning to symbolic mathematics. Numerical reasoning including self-generated and conventional algorithms are also included in this course.


Past Courses:

  • MA 59800-504: Bridge to Analysis Recitation

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 3.00. Completeness of the real number system, basic topological properties, compactness, sequences and series, absolute convergence of series, rearrangement of series, properties of continuous functions, the Riemann-Stieltjes integral, sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence, the Stone-Weierstrass theorem, equicontinuity, and the Arzela-Ascoli theorem. Typically offered Fall.

  • MA 15900: Math for Elementary Teachers III

    Course Description Credit Hours: 3.00. Geometric, measurement and spatial reasoning in one, two and three dimensions as the basis for elementary school geometry. Metric and non-metric geometry, transformation geometry.

    Resources/Virtual Manipulatives

  • Math Resource Room Supervisor

    I assisted students from MA 15300 (College Algebra), MA 15800 (Precalculus), MA 16010 (Applied Calculus I), and MA 16020 (Applied Calculus II), and ensured that MRR operations progressed smoothly.

  • MA 16100 IMPACT: Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (IMPACT section)

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 5.00. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications. (Fall 2019)

    IMPACT is a campus-wide initiative -- in the math department, students watch video lectures online, then meet for weekly IMPACT sessions in which they work in groups to delve more deeply into the material. My responsibilities in an IMPACT class include facilitating this group work, and also developing materials for and leading recitations in which the students may ask questions on subject material and homework.

  • MA 16200 IMPACT: Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (IMPACT section)

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 5.00. Continuation of MA 16100. Vectors in two and three dimensions, techniques of integration, infinite series, conic sections, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions. (Spring 2020, Spring 2019)

    In spring 2020, this course transitioned to an online-only format mid-semester. During this time, I moderated a course-wide online discussion forum, and also continued developing materials and posting snippets to highlight details or motivations connected to each lesson for my own section.

  • MA 59800-544: Real Analysis Qualifying Exam Summer Preperatory Course

    (Summer 2019) This course is intended for graduate students preparing to take the math department's qualifying exam in real analysis. My responsibilities included developing problem sets for use in reviewing the material from MA 54400 and leading class sessions to discuss strategies for approaching questions pertaining to the subject.

  • MA 16010: Applied Calculus I

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics include trigonometric and exponential functions; limits and differentiation, rules of differentiation, maxima, minima and optimization; curve sketching, integration, anti-derivatives, fundamental theorem of calculus. Properties of definite integrals and numerical methods. Applications to life, managerial and social sciences. (Fall 2018, Spring 2018)

    I served as a primary instructor for this course, preparing and delivering lessons on the material to my sections, writing quizzes, and maintaining grade records. I also in each semester of teaching collaborated with another TA to write one of the course-wide exams.

  • MA 15800: Precalculus

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 3.00. Functions, Trigonometry, and Algebra of calculus topics designed to fully prepare students for all first semester calculus courses. Functions topics include Quadratic, Higher Order Polynomials, Rational, Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric. Other focuses include graphing of functions and solving application problems. (Fall 2017)

    I served as a primary instructor for this course, preparing and delivering lessons on the material to my sections, writing quizzes, and maintaining grade records.

  • MA 16200: Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus II

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 5.00. Continuation of MA 16100. Vectors in two and three dimensions, techniques of integration, infinite series, conic sections, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions. (Summer 2017)

    I acted as co-instructor for this course, alternating with one other TA to prepare and deliver lessons to our section. I also wrote and graded quizzes.

  • MA 16100: Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

    Course Description: Credit Hours: 5.00. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications. (Summer 2021, Spring 2017, Fall 2015)

    In Summer 2021, I acted as co-instructor and course coordinator for this course, arranging office hours, writing and grading exams, and alternating with one other TA to prepare and deliver lectures.

    In 2017 and 2015, I served as a recitation instructor for this course, meeting with students to answer questions on homework and the material from lectures. I also had responsibility for writing quizzes and maintaining grade records.

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