Academics

Teaching Philosophy

If you are taking or plan to take one of my classes, this is what you should expect me to expect from you

fundamental knowledge and analytic thinking (grad/undergrad), i.e., conceptual understanding and practical ability to use general/abstract concepts (definitions) to solve basic problems (application of definitions to find solutions);
quantitative knowledge (grad/undergrad), i.e., practical ability to use mathematical tools and techniques;
critical/practical/synthetic thinking (grad/undergrad), i.e., ability to conceptualize (synthesize) redundant (overly specified) systems (as usually happens in real world problems) in segments, and to extract the minimum information needed to formulate a (unique) solution using basic concepts and tools;
creative thinking (grad), i.e., ability to design original and personal solutions using existing tools and/or ability to create novel tools to solve problems.