Li-An Chen
Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics, University of Delaware
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Summary

    Here is a summary of my teaching evaluation scores at the University of Delaware.
    I'm not teaching this academic year. Below is a list of the courses that I taught or TAed for, sorted by courses.


    Discrete Mathematics I (MATH 210 @ University of Delaware)

    • Term: Fall 2021 (Instructor of records for one in person session) (Evaluation, pdf file)
      Here is a collection of my Lecture handouts (pdf file) (last updated on October 16, 2021).

    • Term: Spring 2021 / Instructor: Professor Jamie Sutherland (TA for two sections); Professor Diego Penta (TA for one section) (Evaluation, pdf file)
      *This was an online synchronous course due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

       

    • Textbook: Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory by E. G. Goodaire and M. M.Parmente, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.

    This is an introductory course for mathematics, computer sciences, and related majors. It covers basic logic, set theory, number theory, counting, graph theory, and prepares students for introductory mathematical proof courses. 


    Analytic Geometry and Calculus B: Discussion and Lab Section (MATH 242 @ University of Delaware)

    • Term: Fall 2020 (TA for two of each section) / Instructor: Professor Novi Bong  (Discussion and Lab evaluation, pdf file)
      *This was an online synchronous course due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Term: Spring 2020 (TA for two of each section) / Instructor: Professor Nelson Brittingham (Discussion evaluation, pdf file) (Lab evaluation, pdf file)
      *The class was moved to fully online after the first midterm due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Term: Spring 2018 (TA for four lab sections) / Instructor: Professor Novi Bong (Lab evaluation, pdf file)
       

    • Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart, 8th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2015.

    • Lab material: Wolfram Mathematica with handout made by the math department.

    This is a second semester calculus (out of three) for STEM majors, covers single variable integrations, sequences and series, and parametric equations. In addition, I conducted weekly computer lab session which introduces Mathematica from basic coding knowledge to application in verifying and visualizing the contents covered in the lectures and the textbook. Here are supplementary material I made for the Mathematica lab (updated to Fall 2020).

    Lab 0: Installing Mathematica
    Lab 0 slides  
    Lab 1: Introduction to Calculus in Mathematica
    Lab 1 slides Lab 1 examples and hints
    Lab 2: Newton's Method in Mathematica
    Lab 2 slides Lab 2 examples, hints, reference plots (pdf file)  (nb file)
    Lab 3: Areas and Volumes of Revolution
    Lab 3 slides Lab 3 examples and hints Lab 3 reference plots (pdf file)  (nb file)
    Lab 4: Numerical Integration
    Lab 4 slides Lab 4 examples and hints Lab 4 hand written notes Lab 4 reference plots (pdf file)  (nb file)
    Lab 5: More on Numerical Integration
    Lab 5 slides Lab 5 examples and hints Lab 5 hand written notes (annotated slides)
    Lab 6: Integration by Partial Fractions
    Lab 6 slides Lab 6 examples and hints  
    Lab 7: Sequences
    Lab 7 slides Lab 7 examples and hints  
    Lab 8: Series
    Lab 8 slides Lab 8 examples and hints Lab 8 hand written notes
    Lab 9: Power Series
    Lab 9 slides Lab 9 examples and hints Lab 9 hand written notes
    Lab 10: Taylor Polynomials and Series
    Lab 10 slides Lab 10 examples and hints  
    Lab 11: Parametric Curves
    Lab 11 slides Lab 11 examples and hints  
    Lab 12: Polar Coordinates
    Lab 12 slides Lab 12 examples and hints  

    Analytic Geometry and Calculus A: Discussion Section (MATH 241 @ University of Delaware)

    This is a first semester calculus (out of three) for STEM majors. It covers single variable limits, derivatives and basic integrations.


    Calculus (II) (DAM 1356 @ National Chiao Tung University)

    • Term: Spring 2014 (TA for one section) / Instructor: Professor Michael Fuchs

    • Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart,  7th Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2011.

    This is a second semester calculus (out of two). My session was taught in English and was mandatory for freshmen in the EECS Undergraduate Honors Program in NCTU, which has been one of the top ranked program in Taiwan. Here are the solutions I made for weekly assignment.

    Chapter 11: Infinite Sequences and Series
    Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
    Chapter 12: Vectors and the Geometry of Space
    Week 5
    Chapter 13: Vector Functions
    Week 6
    Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives
    Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
    Chapter 15: Multiple Integrals
    Week 10 Week 11 Week 12

    Basic Mathematics (DAM 1215 @ National Chiao Tung University)

    • Term: Fall 2013 (TA for one section) / Instructor: Professor Chih-Wen Weng

    • Textbook: Instructor's lecture notes; Introduction to Advanced Mathematics by William Barnier and Norman Feldman, second edition, Pearson, 1999.

    This is an introductory course for first-year mathematics majors, covers set theory, basic logic, mathematical proof, functions, etc..