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Teaching - Lon Mitchell

Despite the title of this page, I do not believe in teaching, or education, as many people envision it. I feel the emphasis on teaching has become a substitute for a needed emphasis on learning. Students who expect to be "taught" Calculus will not learn it, as this implies no effort required on their part. Instead, they must seek to learn, in which case it becomes my responsibility to help them do so. I hope that I am defined by my goals of high standards, personal attention, encouraging students to excel, and providing a learning environment in which they can.

Virginia Commonwealth University
MATH 697 Banach Spaces and C*-Algebras
MATH 512 Complex Analysis
MATH 509 Topology
MATH 399 Mathematical Problem Solving
HONR 399 Mathematics and Music Theory
MATH 310 Linear Algebra
MATH 307 Multivariable Calculus
MATH 211 Mathematical Structures
MATH 201 Calculus II
University of Toronto
MAT 294 Calculus & Differential Equations
University of Kansas
MATH 122 Calculus II
MATH 121 Calculus I
MATH 116 Business Calculus II
MATH 115 Business Calculus I

I have also taught for the Duke University Talent Identification Program and the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.