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Purdue University

Teaching Experience
See Course Descriptions at end of page.
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Fall 2019: Instructor for Math 16010 -- Applied Calculus I
Responsibilities: Prepared lessons and lectured on course material. Wrote and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 2 sections MWF.

​Summer 2019: Coordinating Grader for Math 51100 -- Linear Algebra with Applications
Responsibilities: Lead a team of 4 to grade homework. Created uniform grading rubrics. Wrote and graded solutions to homework problems.
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Spring 2019, Spring & Fall 2018, Spring & Fall 2017: Instructor for Math 16020 -- Applied Calculus II​
Responsibilities: Prepared lessons and lectured on course material. Wrote and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 2 sections MWF.

Fall 2015: Instructor for ​Math 15800 -- Precalculus - Functions and Trigonometry
Responsibilities: Prepared lessons and lectured on course material. Wrote and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 2 sections MWF.

Spring 2015: Recitation Instructor for Math 16100 -- Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Responsibilities: Answered homework questions and clarified topics from lecture. Wrote and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 2 sections TR.

Fall 2014: Recitation Instructor for Math 16200 -- Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
Responsibilities: Answered homework questions and clarified topics from lecture. Wrote and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 2 sections TR.

Spring 2014: Recitation Instructor for Math 16600 -- Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
Responsibilities: Answered homework questions and clarified topics from lecture. Gave and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 3 sections R.

Fall 2013: Recitation Instructor for Math 16500 -- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Responsibilities: Answered homework questions and clarified topics from lecture. Gave and graded in-class quizzes. Taught 3 sections R.

Programming Experience
Fall & Summer 2016: LonCAPA programmer for Math 37300 -- Financial Math
Responsibilities: Converted static homework problems to randomized problems on an online homework system (LonCAPA). Used hmtl, perl, LaTeX.

Spring 2016 & Summer 2015: LonCAPA programmer for Math 16020 -- Applied Calculus II
Responsibilities: Created general formulas to static homework problem and randomized them on an online homework system (LonCAPA). Used html, perl, LaTeX. ​

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Course Descriptions

Math 15800 -- Precalculus - Functions and Trignometry
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. Not Available for credit toward graduation in the College of Science. Students may not receive credit for both MA 15400 and MA 15800. Students may not receive credit for both MA 15900 and MA 15800. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Math 16100 -- Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Credit Hours: 5.00. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications. Some schools or departments may allow only 4 credit hours toward graduation for this course. Designed for students who have not had at least a one-semester calculus course in high school, with a grade of "A" or "B". Not open to students with credit in MA 16500. Demonstrated competence in college algebra and trigonometry. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Math 16200 -- Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
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. Some schools or departments may allow only 4 credit hours toward graduation for this course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Math 16500 -- Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Credit Hours: 4.00. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications. Conic sections.

​Math 16600 -- Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
Credit Hours: 4.00. Continuation of MA 165. Vectors in two and three dimensions. Techniques of integration, infinite series, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions. Not open to students with credit in MA 162. Typically offered Fall Spring.

Math 16010 -- Applied Calculus I
​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. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Math 16020 -- Applied Calculus II
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers techniques of integration; infinite series, convergence tests; differentiation and integration of functions of several variables; maxima and minima, optimization; differential equations and initial value problems; matrices, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Applications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Math 26100 -- Multivariate Calculus
Credit Hours: 4.00. Planes, lines, and curves in three dimensions. Differential calculus of several variables; multiple integrals. Introduction to vector calculus. Not open to students with credit in MA 174 or 271. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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Math 37300 -- Financial Math
Credit Hours: 4.00. A mathematical treatment of some fundamental concepts of financial mathematics and financial economics, and their application to real world business situations and basic risk management. Includes discussions of valuing investments, capital budgeting, valuing contingent cash flows, yield curves, spot rates, forward rates, short sales, Macaulay duration, modified duration, convexity, and immunization, financial derivatives, and their use in risk management. Provides preparation for the SOA/CAS Actuarial Exam FM/2. Typically offered Fall Spring.

​Math 51100 -- Linear Algebra with Applications
Credit Hours: 3.00. Real and complex vector spaces; linear transformations; Gram-Schmidt process and projections; least squares; QR and LU factorization; diagonalization, real and complex spectral theorem; Schur triangular form; Jordan canonical form; quadratic forms. Typically offered Summer.



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