Week 1

I got a few students coming to office hour due to the holiday. Some of them asked about concepts of vectors, such as finding rectangular components and basic calculation.

Week of 9/5

I only had one office hour this week due to the holiday. Two students came in during the last 20 minutes of the hour, and I helped one of them understand a homework question that she couldn't quite wrap her head around. I also helped her better understand how to use trigonometry functions and when to apply them. Unfortunately I didn't have time to help the other student, but another TA came in at the end of the hour to help out. 

Week of Sept 5

I had two office hours this week, since we didn't have class on Monday. I helped three students with homework questions by seeing what they did, then correcting their mistakes and/or walking them through the problem. The students were all very responsive and engaged. During office hours and in-class activities, I am finding that some students are struggling with math concepts and would benefit by reviewing trigonometry, algebra, and geometry.

Week of Sept 5

I had two hours of office hours on tuesday and this week no body came. On Thursday I had my third hour and I had one girl come ask for help. We spent about a half hour working on vector addition problems. She seemed to have a good understanding of the basics and was just looking for some reassurance on her homework problems. She had already attempted most of the homework problems before she asked for help, which was very nice. One thing that I noticed this week is that there are multiple students that are confused about what mode their calculator should be in (degree or radian). I think I had about 5 students ask about it or get a problem incorrect because of it.

Week of September 5th

Although it was only a four day week this week, I had all three of my office hours. While my first hour on Tuesday was uneventful due to the lack of students, I was lucky enough to have someone come in during my two hours of Thursday office hours. She was having trouble with vector addition homework problems, so I went over step by step of how to break down vectors into their X and Y components to easily add them together. This really seemed to click with her and improve her conceptual understanding of exactly what a vector was. She was then able to do all of her homework problems correctly. I advised her to go back and do similar problems from the book or read the vector component section if she ever felt uncomfortable with vectors in the future.

Week 1

I only had one student stop by my office hours this week with a vector question.

Week of September 5

This week was a 4-day week, so I only had one day of office hours. A girl came in with questions on her calc-based physics homework. Though I only took algebra-based homework, I managed to help her on questions regarding displacement, maximum velocity, and acceleration using the standard equations. She had trouble picking which equations to use, so I guided her until she was able to do the problem on her own. Drawing pictures helped her visualize the problem better. I advised her to practice this question again, and review which equations to use when given different variables are given.