Week of 4/15

I had a couple students show up for help on their last homework assignment.  We worked mainly on their Lon Cappa assignment which was on heat.

week of 4/15

No students at office hours. finished optics in class and had a review.

week of 4/8

No students came to office hours. We are done with AC circuits.

week of 4/1

No one came to office hours. In class we are finishing off chapter 22 and 23.

week of 3/25

Helped Two students from a calculus based physics 2 class until their UTA was done with other students. They had concept questions with regard to magnetic fields.

week of 3/18

The class average was 78 and that was pretty great. no students at office hours

week of 2/25

After finishing up on ohm's law last week, we have started learning DC circuits and instruments. The class seems lively and the content did not seem too difficult for the students. with midterms coming up next week I am expecting more student to come to office hours.

week of 4/15

The final week of office hours was somewhat of a quiet one. One student stopped by with a question about snells law and how to apply it to an online homework problem. After pointing out how the given the angle from snells law could be used to find the distant that a ray of light was refracted the student was able to figure out the problem.
UTA'ing for physics 2 this semester has been an amazing experience. It gave me the opportunity to make an impact at this university and allowed for a sneak peek into the world of teaching.  It also taught me some invaluable skills that aren't often found in the classroom such as patience and finding unique ways to explain concepts. Whether it was through help with that one final homework problem they couldn't figure out, or some words of encouragement before an exam, I hope the students that I interacted with found themselves a little more comfortable in physics 2 this semester.  I wish them all the best on the final exam!

Week of 4/15

This week I had a decent amount of students come to my office hours to review for the final exam. Next Monday (the 22nd) I will also be holding a review session for the final. Overall, I had a great time UTAing for physics 2.

Week of 4/15

I was a little bit disappointed this week because I thought that many students would come to my office hours since their final is this coming week, however, no students came to office hours.
I am hoping that leading up to the final students will feel comfortable reaching out to me with any questions regarding the final.

Week of 4/15

This last week I had a few people come in asking questions about the homework and book problems.  I will be holding a review for the final on Wednesday next week.

Week of 4/15

My last week of office hours was similar to the prior weeks. I had a few students come in to ask some questions about the last homework assignment, but it was otherwise uneventful. I have one final review session coming up on Tuesday to prepare for the final.

Week of 4/15

This last week was filled with answering questions about the last Sapling assignment and providing strategies for final exam prep.

Week of 4/15

No student came to my office hours this week either. I wish them all the luck in their finals.

Week of 4/15

This week I had two students attend my office hours. They had a few questions about waves but mostly wanted to review kinematics and forces for their upcoming final. I really enjoyed being a UTA for Physics 1 this semester and hope to do it again in the fall!

Week of 4/15

In this final week of office hours I had one student attend offices on Tuesday. We covered topics the student struggled with on exams two and three. These topics included simple harmonic motion and rotational kinematics. Yet again I found that pictures help best illustrate the concepts. I also found that showing graphical presentations of the concepts helped show things like energy conservation.

Week of 4/15/19

Well, today was my last day of office hours, and tomorrow will be the last time I go to lecture. I went out, not with a bang, but a whimper: I didn't have anyone come into office hours this week. I guess there's still the chance someone will ask me a real stumper in class tomorrow.

Week of 4/15/2019

This week was the last week of my office hours! Sadly, no student stopped by during them. Hopefully they are all prepared for the final on Wednesday!

Week of 4/15

Today, I had my last office hour of the semester. I had a few students stop by this week with questions on Sapling. Today, two students came in - we worked on a Sapling problem and discussed beneficial study strategies for the departmental final. They have come to my office hours practically every week, and I have really enjoyed working with them. 

Overall, being a Physics 2 UTA has been a great experience. I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to interact with other engineering students and help them better succeed in what can be a very challenging first-year course. I really enjoyed holding review sessions before exams because they gave me the opportunity to interact with more students. I also enjoyed being able to help proctor the exams because it provided insight into what it's like to be a professor (in one way). I hope the students do well on their final! 

Week of 4/15

This was my final week having office hours. I had one student attend with a question on springs. Next week, there are no classes and the final exam is on Monday. It was a pleasure being a TA this semester for Physics I.

Week of April 15

This week I had no one attend my office hours.

Week of 4/8

This week I had my regulars come in with more questions about torque and rotation. With one of the students we worked through the practice exam. She would do the question and I would help her if she got the question incorrect.  I also recommended she go through the review without her notes to make sure she could do the problems.  I also had a new student come in to ask a few questions concerning the last exam and go over a few questions from the review.

Week of 4/8

This week I didn't have any students come to my office hours and I had to cancel one of them because I had strep. This also inhibited me from going to class but I am hopeful that next week, being the week before finals, will be more productive and more students will come to my office hours.

Week of 4/8

This week I had comparatively fewer students in my office hours. And those students who were there were not there nearly as long as last time. These concepts were simpler than the rotational concepts the students needed help with before. Once we went through one or two homework problems the students had a good enough understanding to finish the rest of the homework themselves.

Week of 4/8

No one came to office hours this week. With finals approaching I think students will come to office hours for review help 

Week of 4/8

No students attended office hours this week.

Week of 4/8

Post-third midterm, I spent most of my time helping my regular student with their most recent Sapling HW assignment. We worked heavily with lenses and understanding how to best approach problems that utilize the mirror and magnification equations in terms of image and object distances and heights. This is one particular unit in which making and memorizing a chart comparing lenses and mirrors is extremely beneficial.

Week of April 8

Coming close to the end of the semester! Only one more week left. Only had one person come in this week; they wanted to do some review on the midterms of the course. She said she'd be back to ask more, but I haven't seen her again. I probably will next week, though.

Week of April 8

This week, no one attended my office hours. I will hopefully get more people as we get closer to finals.

Week of 4/8

No students came to my office hours this week either. I hope that they're more encouraged to come next week before finals to discuss any of the material.

week of 4/8

This week I did not have any students come to my office hours from the class I TA for, but I did have a physics 2 student come looking for help. I hadn't looked over that material in a while so it took a while for me to figure out why he was getting his homework problem wrong, but I was eventually able to explain the problem as well as the concept to him.

Week of 04/08

I helped one girl with textbook problems regarding electricity and magnetism. We were able to go through a few circuit problems and clear up her misconceptions.

Week of 4/8

This week I was able to help one student prepare for his upcoming final. We went over his study plan and what kind of practice problems he should be doing to best prepare for the exam. I hope to see more people come in for help as the final nears.

Week of 4/8

A very quiet week in my office hours with no students coming by. It will be interesting to see how the last week of classes plays out and whether or not students will come with questions about the final or not.

Week of 4/8/2019

This week no students came to my office hours. Hopefully people will come by next week as it is the week before finals!

Week of 4/8

This week my class had the third and final midterm exam. I held a review session on Monday and had a large attendance. Mostly now the class is getting prepared for the final exam.

Week of 4/8

This week I had no students attend my office hours. Probably because last week the students had an exam.

Week of 4/8

It's hard to believe that next week is already the final week of classes! Anyway, as expected, with students just having taken their final midterm on Friday, office hours were quiet this week - no one came to any of my office hours. The remaining lectures will continue with an introduction to waves. Actually, when I took PHYS 175, we didn't cover this material due to time constraints, so I am learning these topics for the first time with the students. In terms of final exam preparation, I would like to hold a review session or additional office hours next week; many students are nervous about the fact that the final is departmental. 

Week of 4/1

No students came to the office hours this week. The instructor did announce in class of our office hours and hopefully this encourages more students to come.

Week of 4/1

Another quiet week in office hours with no students showing up. That came to me as a little bit of a surprise with Friday morning's exam rapidly approaching. Low attendance at office hours however was quickly made up for by a packed house in 106 Allen for a planned review session. After working through some powerpoint slides focusing on biot-savart law, ampere's law and magnetic force on a current carrying wire, I believe the students walked away with a solid hour of studying.

Week of 4/1

This week, I had three students stop by my office hours. We reviewed a practice test from another professor as well as Professor Paolone's in-class concept questions. Both of these seemed to be most helpful in terms of preparing for their exam. On Thursday, I held a review session, which included old homework problems from my PHYS 175 course; about 35 students showed up. This seemed to help students finalize their preparation for the exam. On Friday, I helped proctor the exam. Overall, it seemed to go well, with many students finishing early. I'm expecting this week to be a bit quieter since they have just completed their exam.

Week of 4/1

I don't have much to report on this week. No one came to my office hours but I helped answer some in-class questions that students had about the third midterm they had this past Thursday. I also answered a question regarding Lenz's law that a student messaged me. The students seemed to be very pleased with the third exam and they feel confident that they understood the concepts enough to do well on the exam.

Week of 4/1

This week the students had an exam on Thursday so my office hours were busy.  I had about 6 people in my office hours throughout the week.  Additionally I held an extra review session Wednesday night for two hours.  I had 12 students come to that, a much higher turnout than last time. 

I answered questions on book problems and helped students work through the posted review as well as a handful of particularly challenging Sapling problems.  Particularly Torque and the parallel axis theorem were issues people had questions about. 

Week of 4/1

This week the students had an exam, so I hosted a review session for the students a few days prior. 15-20 students came and we essentially worked through every section the exam covered and then did problems from some of the practice exams. For my actual office hours, we focused mostly on homework help since they were held after the exam. We worked through problems focusing on Newton's Law of Gravitation and Kepler's Laws. There was some tedious math the students had to work through but they all seemed to understand how the concepts are applied to each problem.

Week of 4/1

No one attended office hours this week. Students just took their third exam so I think students will start to come in for final help and review

Week of 4/1

This week, I helped my regular student with Physics 2 in preparation for their exam this past Thursday. Questions about the most recent unit covering lights and lenses were answered. I also helped my regular Physics 1 student with moment of inertia and its relationship to torque and force.

Week of 4/1

Not much to really report on this week; no one came in during my office hours. Still getting asked questions in class, though, which is good; I'm glad that I'm actually helping and not useless! There is one student that keeps asking me to basically just solve the problem for them. I try to give them a guiding hand (probably a bit further than I probably should), but never outright answering the problem, which seems to leave them frustrated. The other students are happy to get a push in the right direction, or just confirmation of a concept, though.

Week of 4/1

This week I helped a couple students prepare for their exams and the quiz. The exam is next Tuesday, and I will be holding a review session on Monday. Overall, most students are getting ready for their third exam and the final.

Week of 4/1/19

This week I had four students attend office hours.  They had their third exam on Wednesday, so we went over their practice exam answers and talked about what to put on their extra equation sheets.

Week of 4/1

No students from the class that I TA for came to my office hours this week which was surprising because they had their third exam on Wednesday. I did have a Physics 2 student come to my Friday office hours. I wasn't able to answer his question off the top of my head, but we were able to do some research and eventually found him an answer to his question.

Week of 4/1

No one came to office hours this week. The other UTAs and I are planning to hold a review session for the students as the final nears.

Week of 04/01

I was able to help one person with their physics lab work. I hope to see more people coming in for help since their final is coming up.

Week of 4/1/2019

This week only one person came to my office hours on Thursday. We went over the conceptual questions for the lenses and mirrors chapters. It's important to remember that convex mirrors always produces a virtual image, and that flat mirrors goes by the law of reflection.

Week of April 1

This week, no one attended my office hours. They had an exam on Monday before my office hours, so I expect to get more people next week as we get closer to finals.

Week of April 1st

This week, I had no students attend my office hours. I was honestly surprised because there is an exam on Wednesday and it's the last one before the final.

3/25

I didn't get any students in any of my office hours. Although they have a test on Monday, I think they preferred to study on their own, or probably they sought the instructors help.

Week of March 25th

Again, it was a slower week during my office hours. Only one student stopped by with a question about induced electromagnetic force caused by a current loop. We were able to work through the problem and arrive at the solution after manipulating the pertinent equations with the geometries of the problem. Next week, the students have their last midterm exam on Friday. I’m looking forward to more students stopping by office hours and hosting a review session early Thursday evening.