"In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have" -- Lee Iacocca
Teaching is an integral part of my career as an academic, and one
Caltech:
Here is the list of classes (undergraduate level denoted as UG, graduate as G) I have served as a teaching assistant for, where (*) denotes classes I have served as the head teaching assistant for. Descriptions are linked when possible.
- [UG] Ma 1ab: Calculus of One Variable and Linear Algebra [Fall 2023, Winter 2024]
- [UG] ACM 11: Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering [Spring 2024]
- [UG] ACM 116: Introduction to Probability Models [Fall 2024*, Fall 2025]
- [G] ACM 154: Inverse Problems and Data Assimilation [Winter 2025, 2026]
- [UG] ACM 95b: Introductory Methods of Applied Mathematics for the Physical Sciences [Spring 2025*, 2026*]
- [G] ACM 117: Probability Theory and Computational Mathematics [Fall 2025]
- [G] ACM 107: Linear Analysis with Applications [Fall 2025]
- [UG] CS 12: High-Dimensional Probability (Instructor) [Winter 2026]
[Gallery picture]
Introducing high schoolers to applied mathematics
[Gallery picture]
Leading a midterm review about methods for solving differential equations
[Gallery picture]
Ceremony for Thomas A. Tisch Teaching Award in Computing and Mathematical Sciences