Academic anecdotes

Contact me below if you’d like to talk to me outside of class. Also, here’s some course material for current and past courses I have been involved in.

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      • Recent courses

        Here are some recent courses I’ve taught.

        • UBC CPSC 110

          Computation, Programs, and Programming

          Fundamental program and computation structures. Introductory programming skills. Computation as a tool for information processing, simulation and modelling, and interacting with the world.

        • UBC CPSC 107

          Systematic Program Design

          Fundamental computation and program structures. Continuing systematic program design from CPSC 103.

        • UBC ISCI 320

          Research Development Project

          Retreat to develop skills in writing scientific research proposals. Emphasis on formulating and testing hypotheses to explain observations.

      • Old courses

        Here are some courses I’ve taught in the past.

        • UBC ISCI 344 (2016)

          Game Theory in Economics and Evolution (Fall 2016))

          Exploration of human and animal interactions: integrating evolutionary and economic perspectives to investigate individual and social behaviour.

        • UBC ISCI 422 (2009)

          Models in Science (Fall 2009)

          Meaning, nature, use, strengths and limitations of models as investigative tools in all scientific disciplines. Detailed investigation of selected model systems from different scientific disciplines.

        • UBC PHYS 102 (2003)

          Electricity, Light and Radiation (Summer 2003)

          Introduction to optics, electricity and magnetism, electric circuits, radioactivity, including biological applications.

        • UBC PHYS 153 (2000)

          Elements of Physics (Winter 2000)

          Thermometry, thermal properties of matter, heat, oscillations, waves, sound, wave optics; geometrical optics, elementary electricity and magnetism, simple DC and AC circuits.