A/P Tan's teaching aspiration is to help students achieve mathematical competency – the ability to judge the validity of mathematical arguments, formulate mathematical arguments rigorously and generalise mathematical concepts.

Teaching Achievements

• Plays a key role in the training and development of graduate tutors
• Engages in outreach programmes that promote learning of mathematics to school teachers which include conducting workshops and enrichment classes at various levels
  Actively involved in the Singapore Mathematical Society and Math Olympiad
• Assisted in developing the curriculum of the math courses for the University’s Engineering Science Programme

Teaching Strengths

• Employs various technologies, live demonstrations and analogies to help students comprehend math concepts and their physical meanings
• Uses IT extensively for teaching such as Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE) and animations; also manages a Discussion Forum to facilitate interaction among students and to encourage self-learning
• Developed a web-based component “Virtual lab” which allows students to use web tools anytime anywhere to explore and visualise concepts learnt in class
  

(OEA Winner 2006/2007)


Assoc Prof Tan, Victor
Dept. of Mathematics
Faculty of Science