...I also stress points throughout the subject in order to prepare students for possible standardized tests. I have been tutoring this subject in community college for about 7 years. While tutoring Precalculus, I use a step-by-step approach for the transformation sections in order to make learning that section easier. (read more)
...I also have experience working in K-8 schools, teaching fourth through eighth grade math and Prealgebra and Algebra. I have also been employed by a major educational publisher as a senior editor, working to bring new products to market. Currently, I work as a freelance editor/writer, contributing to various new mathematics publications for different publishers. (read more)
...He showed me how to see the forest for the trees, so to speak, so that disparate, confusing concepts became a coherent, logical whole in my mind. In my teaching and tutoring, I try to emulate my mentor by showing students the elegance, beauty, and utility of the subject. I focus on understanding and problem solving rather than rote learning. (read more)
...I also have about 7 years of tutoring experience across various colleges. I was first a peer tutor for two years at McHenry County College, a tutor for another two years at the College of Lake County, and then a tutor for three years at Oregon State University (as part of my teaching assistantsh... (read more)