Course help
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have weekly drop-in hours where you can ask questions and get help with your physics or astronomy class. You don't need to make an appointment in advance – you can attend anytime during the scheduled drop-in hours times.
Where are drop-in hours?
Most drop-in hours are held in person in the STEM Commons (room 132 of the STEM building – the building where physics and astronomy lab classes are located).
Some drop-in hours are online. You can join these drop-in hours by clicking the Zoom links on the schedule at the bottom of the page.
Whose drop-in hours can I go to?
Students are welcome to go to drop-in hours with any GTA. If it's possible, you should go to drop-in hours with the GTA teaching your section or the GTAs teaching other sections of the same course – these GTAs are the experts for your class. The table below lists the GTAs assigned to physics and astronomy courses. GTAs who are not teaching your course will do their best to help you, but they may not be able to answer all your questions.
| Subject | Graduate teaching assistant |
|---|---|
| AST 2011 | Alec Ferensic / Iryna Hatala |
| AST 4200 | Hayden Hall |
| PHY 1021 | Dana Abdallah |
| PHY 2130 | Akash Raj / Anu Yadav / Faraz Mehdi / Iryna Hatala / Justin Gilmore / Manoj Shrestha / Sonia Nain |
| PHY 2131 | Alec Ferensic / Greg Fehmer / Manoj Shrestha / Ramu Bhandari / Robert Dolan / Wooyong Han |
| PHY 2140 | Akash Raj / Gayathree Nanayakkara / Sonia Nain / Suneth Jayawardana / Zach Auner |
| PHY 2141 | Greg Fehmer / Hayden Hall / Mel Baynosa / Tim Hasse / Wooyong Han |
| PHY 2170 & 2175 | Andy Ho / Justin Gilmore / Prince Perera |
| PHY 2171 | Dana Abdallah / Eric Stimpson / Robert Dolan |
| PHY 2180 & 2185 | Anu Yadav / Eric Stimpson / Gayathree Nanayakkara / Tim Hasse |
| PHY 2181 | Faraz Mehdi / Ramu Bhandari / Zach Auner |
| PHY 5341 | Prince Perera / Suneth Jayawardana |
When are drop-in hours?
GTA drop-in hours run until April 22. Drop-in hours are held any day when classes are in session according to the schedule below. This schedule may change, so always check this page before attending drop-in hours.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 to 9 a.m. Prince Perera STEM Commons | 8 to 10 a.m. Sonia Nain Zoom (click to join) | 10 to 11 a.m. Tim Hasse** STEM Commons | 8 to 9 a.m. Iryna Hatala STEM Commons | 8 to 9 a.m. Iryna Hatala STEM Commons |
| 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wooyong Han STEM Commons | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Manoj Shrestha STEM Commons | 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm Robert Dolan STEM Commons | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Greg Fehmer STEM Commons | 9 to 10 a.m. Greg Fehmer STEM Commons |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm Hayden Hall STEM Commons | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Dana Abdallah STEM Commons | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tim Hasse** STEM Commons | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Ramu Bhandari STEM Commons | 10 to 12 noon Akash Raj STEM Commons |
| 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mel Baynosa STEM Commons | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Anu Yadav Zoom (click to join) | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Faraz Mehdi STEM Commons | 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm Dana Abdallah STEM Commons | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Manoj Shrestha STEM Commons |
| 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Robert Dolan STEM Commons | 3 to 4 p.m. Faraz Mehdi STEM Commons | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Justin Gilmore STEM Commons | 1 to 2 p.m. Alec Ferensic STEM Commons | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Anu Yadav Zoom (click to join) |
| 3 to 5 p.m. Eric Stimpson STEM Commons | 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Suneth Jayawardana Zoom (click to join) | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Justin Gilmore Zoom (click to join) | 3 to 4 p.m. Andy Ho Zoom (click to join) | |
| 5 to 6 p.m. Gayathree Nanayakkara STEM Commons | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Alec Ferensic STEM Commons | 4 to 5 p.m. Suneth Jayawardana STEM Commons | ||
| 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Ramu Bhandari STEM Commons |