...Like any skill, I believe that mathematical problem solving can be honed with practice. My approach to tutoring sessions is highly individualized. I care about getting to know you and developing an approach that works. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingStatistics,Calculus,Algebra 2,Discrete Math
My name is George D. and I graduated from Princeton Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. I have a strong background in mathematics, physics, and chemistry and I am looking to spend a few hours a week helping students from 1st - 12th grade in these subjects. I have ... (read more)
...I teach precalculus nearly constantly. I have had incredible results with students who went from being so far behind to getting an A on their final. For many years I was the lead teacher for Trigonometry at an elite prep school in St Louis, Mo. (read more)
...My overall tutoring and teaching style is to be supportive and do my best to help students relate concepts to their prior knowledge and understandings. If I encounter that tell-tale awkward silence when there's a clear gap in knowledge, I love taking the time to drill down with a student to find... (read more)
...I have tutored people in Trigonometry multiple times. I have taught Statistics at the undergraduate level, and have been a teaching assistant for the same. I use statistics occasionally when studying distributions in my graduate level math research. (read more)