Xunyang Hong

Learning by
explaining.

As a teaching assistant for Condensed Matter Physics, I prepared exercise sheets, led tutorials and served on the oral-exam team.

Students present their reasoning at the blackboard. I guide the discussion, clarify concepts and help connect the mathematics to a physical picture.

Xunyang explaining a connection between harmonic oscillators and phonons at a blackboard.
Explaining physical ideas at the blackboard.
First page of PHY401 Exercise Sheet 8, with guided questions on the quantum Hall effect and Landau gauge.
Exercise Sheet 8 · Page 1 of 3

Course & tutorial materials

Eleven exercise sheets with commentary on how the problems were designed and discussed. Sheet 8 connects a mathematical derivation to questions about electron motion in a magnetic field.

Student survey results for instructor Xunyang Hong, covering overall satisfaction, clarity, structure, expertise, engagement, responsiveness and availability.
Student questionnaire · Five responses

Student evaluations

Students valued the exercise sheets, interactive discussions and support with questions. Their feedback also highlighted room to improve the pacing of tutorials and involve more students.