...I focus on building a solid understanding of the big concepts and encouraging my students to develop a sense of the reasonableness of their results; both can really help out when a little math or decoding skill sometimes gets in the way of getting the "book answer." Over the past five years, I've... (read more)
...I tutor part time while I work for a local flight simulator. I started tutoring SAT for my high school in 2005, shortly after I took the test myself. I tutored part time throughout college, full time from 2012 to 2019, and am now back part time. (read more)
...I have been doing competition math since 3rd grade and have personal experience with all major math competitions including the AMC series, the AIME, and the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament. Furthermore, my students have improved tremendously from my tutoring. In particular, previous students of mine have gained over 10 points, resulting in scores of 20+, on the AMC 8 after tutoring. (read more)
...Professionally I have been a co-author on several peer reviewed journals and have given several presentations. I have also completed much coursework in geological sciences and have taken supplementary on-line courses in a variety of subjects via the Coursera and EdX platforms. Besides my experi... (read more)