Testimonials
Here are the evaluations I’ve got from all past courses I taught at BU:
Some quotes:
“Both the course and the instructor were AWESOME. One of the few discussion sections I enjoyed attending. Tiago loves what he does and truly tries to help all of his students.”
“Tiago is very knowledgeable of the material and communicates the concepts clearly. He has a very approachable manner both in his discussion section and office hours. Going through problem solving with Tiago is very helpful.”
“Strengths: very good at explaining concepts, always in a good mood, makes me excited to come to class, very helpful when I had questions. Overall, Tiago is a TF, probably the best I’ve had thus far at BU.”
“Excellent in explaining and helping throughout assignments. One of the best in a discussion section. BEST TA EVER <3 (type this in bold and underline)."
“Strengths: amazing accent, plethora of colored chalk helped differentiate diagrams. Weaknesses: none, Tiago is flawless. This one time, Tiago wore army shorts and flip flops so I wore army shorts and flip flops.”
“So enthusiastic, made everything easy to understand and fun to learn. Great sayings ‘same girl…different dress.’ General comments: awesome, best TF so far.”
“He really knows the material and instead of letting us just flounder he actually goes over the problem set so I can learn instead of struggle. He wants us to do well and that is noticeable. Tiago is an excellent discussion instructor.”
“Great TF! He’s really kind and explains everything so well. He’s there for everyone. One of the biggest reasons I loved physics. I took physics for the first time, but it was possible for me because of great teachers.”
“Very funny and clear. Knowledgeable in lab procedures and helpful when things go wrong. Grading is very clear and fair. If I grow up and work in a lab, I want my boss to be like Tiago!”
“Tiago is very enthusiastic and makes me not dread going to this lab. He is always walking around and ready to help. He is able to describe things so we can understand.”
“He knows subject matter very well, always cheery/positive, willing to help always. General comments: Tiago is one of the best TAs I have had at BU. It was a pleasure.”
“Tiago is one of the best lab TAs I have ever had. He explains concepts well and is always willing to help when you have questions. I had him for discussion for one week and that was also a good experience because he explained any questions anyone had.”
“Very nice guy. Only one that actually helped me understand physics. If I had this discussion as often as lecture, probably would have done exponentially better. Overall, very good teacher. Funny and explained concepts to help simplify them. Usually available for office hours in class.”
“Tiago really made physics lab fun and easy to understand. He goes above expectations and applies real world examples to concepts we learn. I remember for the lab with 6 stations he also showed us a soccer video that utilized the same concept. That got me very interested and encouraged me to look up more on this concept. I wish there were more of Tiago so he could help more people at the same time. He is a great TA! I hope I get him again in other classes.”
“He can have his own lectures! Explains concepts, easy to follow, enjoys teaching, what more can we ask for? General comments: PLEASE come back next semester!! :-)”
