Executive Council  
A/P Kenneth Paul Tan (Chair)
A/P Johan Geertsema
(Vice Chair)
A/P Alice Christudason
Prof Farooq Shamsuzzaman
A/P Victor Tan
A/P Erle Lim Chuen Hian
Prof Bernard Tan Cheng Yian
A/P Laksh Samavedham
Fellows  
Prof A Kumaralingam
A/P Phil Chan Aik Hui
A/P Chan Wai Meng
Mr Cheah Kok Ming
A/P Teofilo C Daquila
A/P Goh Say Song
Prof Matthew Gwee Choon Eng
A/P Hooi Shing Chuan
Prof Andy Hor Tzi Sum
Prof Alex Ip Yuen Kwong
A/P K Rajendran
A/P Ashwin M Khambadkone
Prof Koh Khee Meng
Dr Adrian Michael Lee
Dr Lee Kooi Cheng
A/P Joel Lee Tye Beng
A/P Cecilia Lim
A/P Lim Lum Peng
Dr Lo Mun Hou
A/P Narayanan Ganapathy
A/P Joseph Ooi Thian Leong
Prof Seah Kar Heng
Dr Soo Yuen Jien
A/P Sow Chorng Haur
Prof Jochen Wirtz
A/P Yap Von Bing
Prof Zhou Weibiao

Associate Professor Victor Tan

Council Member

Teaching Aspirations

To help students achieve mathematical competency - the ability to judge the validity of mathematical arguments, to formulate mathematical arguments rigorously and to generalize mathematical concepts.

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

Biodata

Received his B.Sc. (Hons) degree from the National University of Singapore and his Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been teaching in the Department of Mathematics, NUS for more than 10 years. A/P Tan’s research interests are on Algebra and Number Theory. He has also keen interest in using IT in Mathematical teaching. A/P Tan has been the Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Mathematical Society for the past few years. He has also conducted mathematical enrichment programmes in many schools.

For more information, please visit http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/~mattanv/teaching_article.html

Teaching Awards / Accolades

http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/~mattanv/teaching_awards.html
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