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Teaching

My position as a teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin began upon my entry as a graduate student in the Fall of 2005. Spring 2006 and 2009, I was supported by the VIGRE grant, and in spring 2008 I was studying at MSRI, and so was without teaching responsibilities.

Sections taught as a teaching assistant:

Fall 2009: Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (Math 222), Coordinator. Lecturer: Andreas Seeger
Fall 2008: Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (Math 222), WES instructor. Lecturer: Alex Nagel
Fall 2007: Calculus & Analytic Geometry (Math 221), Coordinator. Lecturer: Sigurd Angenent
Summer 2007: Calculus (Math 211). Lecturer: Shirin Malekpour
Spring 2007: Linear Algebra & Differential Equations (Math 320). Lecturer: Roman Shterenberg
Fall 2006: Calculus & Analytic Geometry (Math 221), Coordinator. Lecturer: Arun Ram
Fall 2005: Calculus & Analytic Geometry (Math 221). Lecturer: Han Peters

I also participated in a year-long seminar (2005-2006, run by Bob Wilson) in which I helped to revise the training program for new Teaching Assistants. Later, I continued to help design and edit the Resources for Mathematics Teaching Assistants site which had its start in this seminar.

Finally, in Fall 2007, I served as a mentor for the UW Mentorship program for women in Math and Science, a mentorship program connecting talented highschool girls to Math graduate students.

Resources for Calculus students:

Writing Tips
Extra Practice Problems

 

Tutoring

I began tutoring mathematics in the Fall of 2000. My experience includes high school and college level coursework, and standard examination prep. At the high school level, I have privately tutored everything from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus.

At the college level, I have privately tutored many courses, including College Algebra, Finite Mathematics, Calculus (Business, Single Variable, and Multi-Variable), Linear Algebra, and Abstract Algebra. In addition, during my time as an undergraduate at Harvey Mudd College, I worked directly for the math department and the learning program. My experience there is as follows:

• Tutor and Head Grader -- Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Probability and Statistics -- Summer 2002.
  
• Tutor and Head Grader -- Multivariable Calculus and Probability & Statistics -- Fall 2002.
  
• Tutor -- Linear Algebra and Differential Equations -- Summer 2003.
  
• Tutor -- Abstract Algebra -- Fall 2003.
  
• Academic Excellence Tutor (Harvey Mudd College) -- Core Math (Single and Multi-Variable Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and Discrete Mathematics) -- Spring 2003 to Spring 2005.

The Academic Excellence Program is a special program designed to help students learn more by teaching them to work together. Tutors for this program attended weekly training meetings at which we discussed creative ways to teach and facilitate problem solving. We also ran exam review sessions and designed special workshops for study skills and writing style. Together with Tim Carnes and Eric Malm, I prepared a version of this Writing Tips handout.

I worked at one of the University of Wisconsin's special tutoring programs in Fall 2006. The Mathematics Tutorial Program offers free tutoring in a cooperative learning environment for students enrolled in introductory math classes. Along with a tutor, students predominantly spend the time working practice problems at the board. The focus is on student work and presentation, guided by tutors and worksheets.

I am currently available for private tutoring. My rate is $30 per hour, and on-site availability has a negotiable fee. If you are interested, please email me at daughert(at)math.wisc.edu. For more information on how to contact me, see here.