Teaching
I really enjoy teaching. It helps me understand the material better, and it forces me to be intentional about explaining concepts clearly and concisely. And above all, working with students and helping them grow feels meaningful and fulfilling in a way that few other jobs do.
During my time at Stanford, I have been a TA for CHEMENG 110B (undergraduate thermodynamics) and CHEMENG 340 (graduate statistical mechanics). These were immensely fun experiences, and I'm grateful to have been awarded the Chemical Engineering department's Outstanding TA Award and the university-wide Centennial TA Award for my efforts.
If you're curious, you can read students' complete, unfiltered evaluations of my teaching for both CHEMENG 110B and CHEMENG 340.
What students say
“Adi was one of my favorite TAs of all time. He focused on the conceptual understanding of the topics, rather than forcing us to muddle through algebra. Personally, I lose sight of what I'm supposed to be learning if I get stuck on extremely tedious math errors and Adi helped me avoid that. Adi also created problems on the sets that were aligned with the material presented in class, but with slight twists. He had us applying the material to topics that were not what you'd typically expected to be thermodynamical, helping us recognize that the course applied further than we would normally have thought. His questions were a little confusing at first, but I had such clarity after figuring them out. Adi also kept it real and reminded us that we are all human and its okay to not be perfect all the time. I really, really enjoyed Adi as a TA and I wish I could take more courses with him. Thank you for being so helpful this quarter!”
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