...I've always enjoyed teaching and tutoring for my math classes. I hosted tutoring sessions during lunch and after school, and I was available for friends and classmates to ask for help any time of the day (or night). In college, I served as a TA for a few Computer Science courses. I've been tutoring high schoolers and college students for about 4 years. (read more)
...I have enjoyed tutoring elementary math students for over 35 years. I take special delight in seeing the "fog" of mathematical confusion disappear as the rays of understanding and insight break through...confidence replacing uncertainty. Even as a math major at UCLA in Honors Calculus, I still ... (read more)
...Used Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations extensively in Vibrations and Waves, as well as my Differential Equations courses at CU Denver. In V & W, we had to use matrices to find the eigenvectors and eigenvalues for oscillating systems such as coupled springs, pendulums, or electrical cir... (read more)
...However, sometimes people need to be grounded and really learn the information. For example, I’ve had students really struggle with Precalculus, and it’s because Algebra II never clicked for them. If the student barely squeezes through Precalculus, then Calculus is going to be a nightmare. (read more)