Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• Instructor of Record
  • Mathematics for the Life Sciences (2025)
  • Basic Calculus (2023)
• Teaching Assistant
  • Calculus II (2026, 2024)
  • Finite Mathematics (2025, 2023)
  • ODE I (2024)
  • Multigrid Method (2024)
  • College Algebra (2022)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Science Academy for Young Talent: A Trilogy of Hands-on Machine Learning (2022)
• Enrichment Programme for Young Mathematics Talent:
  • Introduction to Discrete Mathematics (2021)
  • Towards Differential Geometry (2020)
  • Towards Modern Algebra (2019)

Student Feedback Highlights

“Calvin was the best TA I’ve ever had. His weekly Friday office hours were amazing and always helpful.”

“Friday office hours were definitely a highlight of the semester.”

“He made his own practice problems, which were a great tool for practice.”

“He did a very good job explaining mistakes and helping us solve the correct way.”

“Calvin is a fantastic TA. He takes time to explain concepts clearly and checks that everyone follows.”

“He was always patient, positive, and supportive in office hours.”

“Calvin is a fantastic TA… In his office hours, I think he was funny.”

“I loved how he always made jokes while teaching us calculus.”

“He was always positive and light-hearted, making an 8am course something I looked forward to.”