...My name is Tammy, and after a wonderful career in biomechanical engineering and research, including ten years at NASA Ames Research Center and working internationally, I have discovered a new passion in education. I am entering my ninth year of teaching undergraduate math (College Algebra, Preca... (read more)
...I recently helped a friend know how to tutor her son in general chemistry. That was fun! I'm very approachable and I care very deeply that a student has a good experience with learning. (read more)
...As a single mother of a child with ADHD, I have learned how to teach math students with attention difficulty. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from UC Davis where I was in the top 8 percent of my class and have worked in the engineering profession for over 20 years. I have tutored students in high school (algebra, geometry, and trigonometry) and in college. (read more)
...They taught me methods for thinking that I use now, that I pass on to my students. These ways of thinking are key to being able to see any subject clearly, to being able to generalize from one problem to the next, and for understanding how to communicate with teachers and peers that you have mas... (read more)