...I lived in Russia until I was 19 years old. Being bilingual (Russian and English) I understand from personal experience what it means to learn a foreign language and I have several methods that will help students learn the new language efficiently and with pleasure. In addition, I successfully studied Spanish as a third language and I now able to understand and speak intermediate Spanish. (read more)
...I am also at 2200-2300 on chess.com (which is an online platform for players to practice and play chess) and have taught chess lessons for 4 years now. I have internship experience with the energy industry working with SLB (Schlumberger) in midstream oil and gas, and also with the Department of ... (read more)
...I added the position of peer tutor to my schedule and offered a combined total of 6 office hours a week where students could come and ask questions or seek homework help. As a graduate student I still offer 30 minute or 1 hour tutoring sessions (in-person or zoom) for levels middle-school throug... (read more)
...When I'm tutoring, I prefer to treat it as a conversation. The most important step of learning is to be comfortable. From there, my focus is asking many questions that lead a student to making decisions and discovering the answers on their own, rather than it being directly given. (read more)
...I have taught courses in Linear Algebra at the undergraduate and graduate level on many occasions. I have taught courses in Mathematical Logic at the undergraduate level on many occasions. I routinely use MATLAB for research purposes and to perform extensive matrix computations and simulate differential equations. (read more)