...My research was in Chemical Physics, studying molecular orbitals and quantum mechanics, and my degree was obtained based in part on the submission of research published in respected scientific journals. For a while, I was in industry, but resumed academic endeavors in 2001, first as a private tu... (read more)
...I enjoyed helping others solve problems and develop techniques to remember concepts or turn hard problems into easy problems. I believe that repetition and learning concepts is the key to learning any subject. That is my teaching strategy. (read more)
...My undergraduate music major included a lot of ear training, as did my teaching during grad school and since. Most recently (Fall 2022) I taught the ear training course for incoming music PhD's at Harvard University. As an undergraduate, I took courses on Medieval, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern classical music. (read more)