...This is best done by learning as many skills as we can--not just learning one and putting ourselves in a little box. I am a very patient, happy, and friendly person, very encouraging and positive, optimistic, even. But I am also serious about learning and helping everyone to improve their understanding of the world and of the skills of thinking and working. (read more)
...As a student, I spent 6 months living in Spain. I attended la Universidad de Sevilla, lived with a host family, and made many Spanish-speaking friends. As a teacher, I had the wonderful experience of leading an exchange program to Madrid with students from our Spanish Honors Society! (read more)
...The topics covered range from the basics of writing proofs of correctness all the way to constructing reductions to prove NP-hardness. In addition to this teaching experience, I've participated in the research community in complexity theory by regularly attending seminars and conducting research... (read more)
...My tutoring methods are student specific based on the needs of the individual student. I have a large bucket of resources to pull from to best suit the needs of any learner. I also believe that one of my greatest strengths is the ability to make students feel comfortable asking questions so that true understanding can be achieved. (read more)
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado (dual major Chemistry and Biochemistry; recipient of Pfizer's excellence in undergraduate research award), and went on to complete my Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Michigan (recipient of the Hoffmann-LaRoche award... (read more)