Teaching

Washington University in St. Louis (2022–2025)

Instructor:

• Calculus 1 (Summer 2025);

• Matrix Algebra (Summer 2024 and Summer 2023)

Assistant in Instruction:

• Calculus 1 (Fall 2023: 2 extended subsections);

• Calculus 2 (Spring 2025 and Spring 2024: 1 standard and 1 extended subsection, both semesters);

• Calculus 3 (Fall 2024: 3 subsections);

• Differential Equations (Spring 2023: 2 sections; Fall 2022: 3 subsections)

Mentoring:

During Spring 2025, I supported the three-credit Undergraduate Seminar in Math and mentored an undergraduate on the discrete Hilbert transform. 

Educational Development Work (Center for Teaching and Learning):

I further developed my teaching skills as an Educational Development Fellow at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) from August 2024 to August 2025. Details are listed below. 

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia 

(2016–2021)

Teaching Assistant in Mathematics:

• Mathematics 1 (Fall 2018–2020)

Covering linear algebra, analytic geometry, and single-variable differential and integral calculus;

• Mathematics 2 (Spring 2019–2021)

Covering multivariable calculus, differential equations, and differential geometry;

• Probability and Statistics (Fall 2019 and Fall 2020)

Teaching Assistant in Physics:

• Problem-solving sessions in Electricity and Magnetism, Molecular Physics, General Physics, and Theoretical Electrodynamics

• Physics Labs (13 sections across 3 years)

Educational Development Fellowship

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), August 2024–August 2025

Educational development is the enhancement of teaching and learning at colleges and universities. As an Educational Development Fellow, I worked an average of five hours per week on the following activities: 

• Co-facilitating Exploring Practices in the Classroom (EPiC)

  • Spring 2025: 1 section

  • Fall 2024: 2 sections

  • EPiC is a multi-disciplinary teaching development program for early-year graduate students from all schools at WashU, including the School of Medicine. Through regular meetings, participants explore research-based pedagogy.

• Leading STEM pedagogy workshops and guest-lecturing at two Teaching Seminar meetings in the Department of Mathematics.

• Assisting in SGID (Small Group Instructional Diagnosis) sessions to collect student feedback for WashU faculty

Proposal Submitted in Educational Development:

“Advancing the mission of a center for teaching and learning: Innovative peer-led educational development by graduate student fellows” (2025)

With Lisa Kuehne, Nicole Strombom, and Alex Mouw.

For more details about my CTL fellowship projects, including photos, see my published reflections on the CTL website below:

• My Journey as a Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow in 2024–2025: Ljupcho Petrov;

• Reflections on a Semester as a CTL Fellow: Ljupcho Petrov

Teaching Development and Awards

• Innovator Level: Professional Development in Teaching (2022–2024)

Completed WashU’s CTL-based teaching development program, which included 14 pedagogy workshops and a strong focus on reflective teaching practices.

• Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence  (2024): This award recognizes outstanding graduate instructors in Arts & Sciences at WashU. My nominators commended my ability to “create a calm and welcoming atmosphere and incisively break down complex topics.” Recipients receive a $1,500 prize.

Read more about my Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence here.

Math Jokes

What did the limit say to the x approaching infinity?

“I'll meet you at the asymptote.”

Why did the matrix get promoted?

Because it had the highest rank in the room!