Frederik J. Simons - Teaching
I like teaching! I strive for clarity and precision in teaching the fundamentals of a subject rather than attempting encyclopedic completeness of coverage. I will choose How? over What? I prefer developing the material on the blackboard, allowing for questions, tangents, and interaction with the students, over the static and linear nature of showing slides. Of course, I use digital projection when necessary — one student evaluation had it that "Frederik's powerpoints were like geoscience wisdom distilled into pill-size portions". Most of all, I try to give students what I think they need most: challenging problems, enthusiasm for the subject, individual attention. From the Student Course Guide: "Brilliant guy, high expectations. Will work with you if you ask for help. Very available".
| S 2012 |
Origin and Evolution of the Continental Lithosphere (with Blair Schoene) |
| 2011 |
Earth's Environments, Ancient Civilizations |
| 2008-2009 |
Introductory/Global Geophysics | Collected feedback |
| 2007-2009 |
Earth's Changing Surface & Climate (with Adam Maloof) |
| 2008 |
Fundamentals of the Geosciences II |
| 2007-2010 |
Data, Models & Uncertainty in the Natural Sciences |
| 2005-2006 |
Global Seismology |
| 2005-2006 |
Earth & Planetary System Science Seminar |
| 2003&2006 |
Active Geological Processes (Field Instructor) |
| 2006 |
The Deep Earth (with David Dobson) |
| 2005 |
Global Tectonics (with Gerald Roberts) |
| 2004 |
Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Other Hazards (Lab Instructor) |
| 2002 |
Introductory Seismology (Guest Lecturer) |
| 2001 |
Advanced Placement Physics (Private Tutor) |
| 2001 |
Mathematics (Instructor) |
| 1996-2001 | Essentials of Geophysics (Teaching Assistant) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 12.201-12.501 |
