Week of 10/01

I had two students come to me during my office hours. One student was from physics 0110 and I explained to them how to rotate the coordinate axis on an inclined plane and how to account for friction. The other student was from Physics 0174 and I helped them better understand kinematics and energy with only using variables. I hope to continue to get more students to come now that everyone took their first exam.

Week of 10/1

This week I had no students in my office hours because they had a test on Wednesday. I met with two students earlier in the week to prepare for the test. We went over the basic derivations for electric field and potential from spheres, cylinders, and lines.

Week of 10/1

Because the students had their exam on Friday, less students showed up this week. There was still a decent turnout on Tuesday and Wednesday for help on the sapling homework. Many of the students struggled with the same questions, so we were able to work through it as a group effort.

Week of 10/1

This week was a bit slower due to a midterm last week. Nonetheless there were a couple students who came in looking for assistance on material covered prior to the exam not covered. These students were looking ahead.

Week of 9/24

This week I helped prep my mentees for their test. We reviewed integrating over lines of charge and conceptual potential problems. In office hours, a few people came in to ask questions from the last unit (electric fields) to review for their test.

Week of 9/24

The students had their first exam this week, so office hours leading up to the exam date were busy with last minute understanding and homework help. I tried to breakdown the most important concepts to be covered on the exam in order for students to better grasp them. Lectures this week were not very group-work oriented, but I know that this week will be, so I'm anticipating working with students in lecture this week as well as during office hours.

10/1 Joshua Howe

I only had one person come in the morning of their first exam, which was something that really surprised me. Its been kinda funny how a lot of the Homework problems students are asking for help on are the same ones I struggled with when I took the class. They have been easier to solve thanks to my experiences with the rest of the class, so I have been able to help them.