“I believe in a more holistic approach where a student not just memorizes formulas but takes the time to understand why they are learning what they are learning.”
Nash Sharma has taught Middle and Upper School math at Poly since 2018. He earned a master’s in biomedical engineering and Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Columbia University, where he was also a postdoctoral research scientist. He describes his teaching style at Poly as storytelling and incorporating procedural aspects interwoven in those stories. Nash has published more than 10 articles in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of neuroscience and nanotechnology.
Mathematics