...While at Cornell, I was awarded the 2020 Crossett Award for Excellence in Classical Studies for my work in Latin and Ancient Greek. What I enjoy most about tutoring is finding individualized ways to help students who think uniquely. My goal is to instill confidence and capability in students whose needs are not fully met by conventional education. (read more)
...Exponentiation is repeated multiplication: 2^3 = 2 x 2 x 2
= (2 x 2) x 2 = 4 x 2 = 4 + 4 = 8. Root is reverse exponentiation: square root(16) = 4 because 4^2 = 16, or 4 x 4 = 16. Rest is memorizing priority of operations (operator precedence).
I will also want to teach students the idea how... (read more)