Current teaching

MATH 281-1: Multivariable for Integrated Science Program
MATH 202-0: Finite Math

Teaching evaluations

A summary of past teaching evaluations and selected student comments: Evaluations

Selected materials from previous teaching

All materials are made by me except the Active Calc materials, which were made by various contributors and maintained by the Boulder / Omaha Active Learning Alliance (Precalc   Calc 1   Calc 2   Calc 3)

Calc 3     • Lecture notes: Fall 2020 (large file!)
  • Graphing project: Rubric
  • Graphing project results Fall '20 and Spring '21
  • Desmos demo for whole class discussion: Partial Derivatives
  • Active Calc: Gradient card-matching with questions and instructor notes
 
Calc 2 • Lecture notes on the Jacobian: Blank and Completed
  • Partial flipped classroom: Assignment for home and in-class followup quiz
  • Assessment: Weekly Quiz 5 and Solutions
  • Graphing project results (Gary the Snail, NASA, Alien Invader, Pretzel Mushroom, Stewie Griffin)
  • Demo for whole class discussion: Desmos: Polar Graphs
  • Demo for whole class discussion: Desmos: Taylor Series
  • Active Calc: Sorting sequences.
(Group sequences that converge to 0, converge to not zero, diverge to infinity, or diverge to not infinity).
 
Calc 1 • Lecture notes on linear approximation: Blank and Completed
  • Worksheet for working in small groups: Differentiation skills
  • Assessment: Weekly Quiz 8 and Solutions
  • Partial flipped class: Assignment for home and in-class followup
  • Demo for whole class discussion: Desmos: Derivative Intuition
  • Demo for whole class discussion: Desmos: Area Accumulation Function
  • Active Calc: Sketching Snippets
 
Intro to proofs  • Lecture notes on first day expectations: Blank and Completed
  • Lecture notes on constructing new sets from old sets: Blank and Completed
  • Final project: Group theory
  • Worksheet for working in small groups: Divisibility and solutions
  • Assessment: Midterm and solutions

Past teaching

Northwestern University

  • MATH 281-1: Multivariable for Integrated Science Program
    Fall 2024
  • MATH 202-0: Finite Math
    Fall 2024
  • MATH 235-0: Sequences, Series, and Multiple Integrals
    Spring 2024
  • MATH 300-0: Foundations of Higher Mathematics
    Spring 2024
  • MATH 218-3: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    Spring 2023
  • MATH 368-0: Intro to Optimization
    Spring 2023
  • MATH 218-2: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    Winter 2023
  • MATH 220-1: Single-variable Integral Calculus (coordinator)
    Winter 2023
  • MATH 218-1: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    Fall 2022
  • MATH 220-1: Single-variable Integral Calculus
    Fall 2022

University of Colorado Boulder

  • MATH 2400: Calculus 3
    Fall 2021
  • MATH 2400: Calculus 3
    Fall 2020
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1 (coordinator)
    Fall 2019
  • MATH 2300: Calculus 3 (coordinator)
    Spring 2019
  • MATH 2300: Calculus 3 (coordinator)
    Fall 2018
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1
    Fall 2017
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1
    Summer 2017
  • MATH 2300: Calculus 2
    Spring 2017
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1
    Summer 2016
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1
    Spring 2016
  • MATH 1300: Calculus 1
    Fall 2015