John Ta

Facts

I'm an experienced and award-winning teaching assistant (TA) for multiple courses including Partial Differential Equations (MATH-241) and Organic Chemistry I (CHEM-241).

172

Students Taught Fall 2019, Spring 2020 Semesters

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Rating Out of 4.00

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Piazza Questions answered

Testimonials

All teaching assistant reviews are completely anonymous. Aggregated over the course of Fall 2019 – Spring 2020. Currently the highest ever rated MATH-241 TA in Penn math history and won Good Teaching Award in Fall 2019 semester.

John was an incredible TA. He was so so dedicated to helping us learn, and he could have honestly taught the course himself. He was great at explaining, so endlessly patient, and just fun and nice as well. [...]

Fall 2019 Student

Partial Differential Equations

I thought recitation was super well taught. Frankly, I'd go [in] sometimes really confused about the material, and I'd leave... totally understanding everything we learned. He was just so great at explaining things that he often cleared up all my questions.

Spring 2020 Student

Partial Differential Equations

John was absolutely amazing! I can confidently say that I learned and understood material from this course only because of his guidance and teaching. His recitations broke down lecture material in a clear and concise way which helped me work through weekly homework assignments. [...] I have nothing but praise for John and am highly impressed by his dedication to students!

Fall 2019 Student

Partial Differential Equations

John is a great TA who is very effective at communicating things in an understandable way, and prioritizing based on importance.

Spring 2020 Student

Partial Differential Equations

John is the best TA I have had in my Penn career by far

Spring 2020 Student

Partial Differential Equations

Nothing but praise for John. As a peer, he knew how to communicate math concepts to us. As a TA, he was very prompt and very accessible... He also clearly has a solid understanding of the material.

Spring 2020 Student

Partial Differential Equations

Thanks for doing it. I don’t know how you... managed it was a ton of work and you were all awesome.

Spring 2020 Student

Organic Chemistry I

John did a fabulous job helping me understand the material presented in this course. Our lectures were often heavy in theory, and John helped my understanding by both explaining some of the theory and providing good concrete examples.

Fall 2019 Student

Partial Differential Equations

The most responsible and kind TA I have ever seen in the math department. Great job!

Fall 2019 Student

Partial Differential Equations

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