...I have worked with students as young as 8 years old struggling with the standard algorithm for addition and subtraction and as old as college students who needed extra help with Calculus or Probability & Statistics. My educational background in Applied Math gives me a different perspective in he... (read more)
7 Subjects: includingPrecalculus,Geometry,Algebra 2,SAT Math
...I have a Master of Science in Teaching Secondary School Mathematics from the University of New Hampshire, 2000. --High School Math Teacher of 14+ years experience
--Experienced Math and SAT prep tutor
--Ivy League B.A. in Mathematics from Cornell University 1993
--Completed teacher preparation co... (read more)
...For example, I have had students that struggled with polynomials, and as I work with them, I come to find that the real issue is that they are struggling with an underlying topic, such as combining like-terms, or properties of exponents, etc. I then build the missing foundational knowledge to fi... (read more)
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