...Free infographics available on request for AP and college freshman clients that capture periodic-table trends in radius, energies, and quantum orbital fill-in. Chief analogy centers around nuclear attraction versus inner shell repulsion on valence electrons. It's also helpful to recall that 3d orbitals fill in the 4th row's ten transition elements between the 4s and 4p 'bookend' slots. (read more)
...My passion is passing on the tremendous favor that the teacher did for me to my students. Once I realized that I could be excited about math, I worked to get a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. I graduated and became a Biomedical design and manufacturing engineer. (read more)
...I believe in fostering open communication with my students to understand their preferences and adapt my methods accordingly. During my undergraduate academic journey I was awarded the Ballard-McConnell-Willis Mathematics Scholarship, the most esteemed scholarship on campus. Utilizing this schol... (read more)
...I am well versed in all first year and AP Chemistry topics and have an abundance of practice problems and examples. I can work through notes and/or problems with any students and can even discuss labs and lab reports. In terms of mathematics, I taught geometry for 6 years and have tutored all levels of math on and off for 15+ years. (read more)