I have other thirty-five years of teaching/tutoring experience beginning in 1977 as the manager/tutor of the Stanford Tutoring Service in Palo Alto, California. There are few things more gratifying to me than the look of satisfaction in the eyes of a student for whom the math mystery has been revea... (read more)
...This results in filling gaps in their learning. I have tutored students in math, reading, and science. Organizing their time also includes study skills, reading comprehension, proofreading, and note-taking skills to get the most out of each class. (read more)
...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. I also do test preparation for the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT tests. (read more)
...Where applicable for younger students, I often introduce fun math games to strengthen those students’ basic math skills. I think that one of my strengths is my patience. Another strength is that I understand that it is essential to build a student’s confidence as he or she learns. (read more)