...I believe I can achieve uncommon success as a tutor by striving for excellence, one student at a time. I recognize that students learn in different ways and at varying rates; they are motivated by different factors and achieve comprehension in different ways. Superior teachers adapt styles to situations and individuals to find ways to reach and motivate each individual. (read more)
I have a mathematics degree from the Colorado School of Mines. I have been a geophysicist, a money manager, and entrepreneur, but my true calling is teaching mathematics, which I have been doing as a full-time tutor since 2008. I have worked primarily with high-school and college age students, in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus ABC. (read more)
...As a professor, I have been teaching Calculus II, primarily to incoming college freshmen. What I have found works best is the "old school" way of learning: introducing a concept, showing how to apply it, and then lots of practice problems. This method has worked very well for both tutoring and ... (read more)