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Primary Instructorships

  1. Uncertainty Quantification
    ME 470, Spring Quarter, 2022
    Co-taught with Prof. Gianluca Iaccarino
  2. Advances in Computing with Uncertainties 
    CME 270, Fall Quarter, 2021
    Website, Stanford Explore Courses

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

  1. CME 200 Teaching Assistant
    Linear Algebra
    Fall Quarter, 2020 (Virtual)
  2. CME 200 Head Teaching Assistant
    Linear Algebra
    Fall Quarter, 2018
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  3. CME 108 Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Introduction to Scientific Computing

    Winter Quarter, 2017 - 2018
  4. CME 200 Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Linear Algebra
    Fall Quarter, 2017
  5. CME 108 Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Introduction to Scientific Computing
    Summer Quarter, 2017
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The animation on the right is credited to one of my students, Trevor Maxfield, for the course Advances in Computing with Uncertainties.
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Student Evaluations

​The entirety of my teaching evaluations can be found here.
  • Linear Algebra (CME 200), Fall 2020-21, Virtual
  • Linear Algebra (CME 200), Fall 2018-19
  • Intro. to Scientific Computing (MATH 114/CME 108), Winter 2017-18​ ​
  • Linear Algebra (CME 200), Fall 2017-18
  • Intro. to Scientific Computing (MATH 114/CME 108), Summer 2016-17​ ​​

Evaluation Data Summary

​Q: How much did you learn from the instructor? (Scale: 5 is "A Great Deal"; 4 is "A Lot"; 3 is "A Moderate Amount")
  • School of Engineering Average: 3.8
  • University Average: 3.9
  • My Stats:
    • ​Avg: 4.1, Mode: 5, Median: 4
  • My Stats (Undergraduate Courses):
    • Avg: 4.5, Mode: 5, Median: 5

Q: Overall, how effective was the instruction you received from this instructor? (Scale: 5 is "Extremely Effective"; 4 is "Very Effective"; 3 is "Moderately Effective")
  • School of Engineering Average: 4.1
  • University Average: 4.1
  • My Stats:
    • Avg: 4.3, Mode: 5, Median 4
  • My Stats (Undergraduate Courses):
    • Avg: 4.3, Mode 5, Median 5

Particularly Heart-Warming Comments

"Laura's teaching during the Friday workshop was really strong. She really has a talent for teaching."

"She was able to take a question and break it down into its main parts that are understandable and logical to follow."

"Always would go out of her way to help or stay beyond her office hour shift if needed."
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"I attended Laura's TA sessions near the end of the quarter. She was very helpful with assignment problems dealing with eigenvalues and proofs. I also benefited greatly from her review session the evening before the exam. Thanks Laura!"

​"Good ability to think on the spot and answer questions!"

"Clarity: Whenever I had a question, Laura would always go through every aspect of the question step-by-step. I always felt like when I asked her for help, I thoroughly understood the problem that she helped me with. Rather than just giving me the final answer or working through somewhat vague related theories, she was very methodical, making the material clear to me."

"Extremely nice and helpful​"​
"Very clear explanations of concepts"

"Great attitude and always willing to help,
​very approachable​."
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"The way she explains content is very thorough."


"Very good instructor, no complaints."

Favorite Criticism

Q: How can this instructor's teaching be improved?​
A: "Sometimes explanations about problems could get a bit focused on proving deep fundamental truths of linear algebra. While insightful, might be helpful for office hours earlier in the week."

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