teaching

The following is an excerpt from a longer essay that I wrote a while back, it is by no means complete (and was not supposed to be so) but partly manifests my point of view about what I value when I’m lucky enough to be on the other side of the classroom. The list of teaching experiences that comes after, all of them (or most depending on when you read this!) were during my time at the department of Mathematics and Statistics of Concordia University.

I firmly believe that education should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their background, ethnicity, race, gender, economic or social class, etc. Unfortunately, history (and current time) shows that mankind has struggled to achieve this ideal and it is partly on our shoulders to remove these barriers and create opportunities for all…

Every class from the moment it begins until the very final minute—and even beyond class hours—is like a movie scene or play, and a teacher takes on the roles of a playwrighter and narrator, weaving the storyline with care. Each course topic serves like a distinct scene, and a teacher who is skilled in the subtle art of story-telling puts these scenes together, and guides students in a captivating tour. He builds suspense, challenge, and finally brings joy by allowing students experience “the pleasure of discovery”. Teachers can also bring their own unique colors to this narrative, shaped by their expertise and interests… Mathematics as the “language of the universe” (if you believe so?), possesses a logical beauty that drives arguments and builds a solid narrative. However, like any language, mathematics requires careful interpretation, otherwise the gist of contents can be lost in the formality of the language, that has been developed over time for the sake of rigor and universality. Through this perspective, the goal of teaching mathematics is to help students become at ease with this language and the ideas it carries.

Teaching

  • MATH 252: Linear Algebra II (Winter 2026)
  • MATH 204: Elementary linear algebra (Fall 2024)
  • MATH 206: Algebra and functions (Winter 2022)

Tutor

  • MATH 204: Elementary linear algebra (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023)
  • MATH 206: Algebra and functions (Fall 2021)
  • Tutor at Math help center (Summer 2021, Fall 2023)

Marker

  • STAT 380: Statistical learning (Winter 2023)
  • MATH 365: Analysis II (Summer 2021, 2022)
  • MATH 324: Introduction to optimization (Winter 2021)
  • MATH 256: Linear algebra I (Fall 2020, 2021)

I also worked as the WebWork system administrator for Fall 2022-Summer 2024 and Winter 2025-Summer 2025. WeBWorK is an online homework delivery system.