Dear Potential Students and Parents,I'm Matthew, a passionate tutor eager to help you excel in math, engineering, and beyond. I recently graduated from the University of Maryland - College Park with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, achieving a 3.74 GPA and departmental honors. This fall, I'll begin my master's in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. (read more)
...I also encourage various study habits depending on each student’s background and skill set. While I enjoy teaching and helping students see their full academic and professional potential, I enjoy learning from them too, appreciating their interests and goals. As a tutor I strive to build student’s confidence so they can continue doing their best work despite challenging material. (read more)
...For the reading section the same principles hold true. Simply going into this section without a strategy will usually lead to failures for students. In order to succeed in this section students must have a figurative bag of tricks up their sleeve to easily dissect this section. (read more)
...However, my teaching philosophy revolves around discovery and questions. Encouraging students to find the answer themselves develops a problem-solving mindset and deeper understanding of the material. I am committed to ensuring that my students have a true understanding of the topics they are l... (read more)
...In addition to completing the course material above, I have also tutored two peers for semester-long periods in physics and calculus to help them prepare for AP tests that they felt underqualified for. Both students received a 4 or higher on their tests. These were one-on-one, in-person, unpaid tutoring jobs that occurred on a weekly basis for four months or more. (read more)