...I believe breaking down a problem into distinct steps and spending enough time solving each part is an important part of math and what I focus on in my tutoring sessions. Examples are the key to learning, especially in math, so my tutoring sessions are very example based. We will go through a f... (read more)
...I learned Perl from the first edition of Larry Wall's camel book "Programming Perl." Thirty years later, I continue to write Perl scripts to manage software builds and releases. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard in the early 90s, I wrote a lot of the glue-code for our protein folding research group, and all of the glue was in Perl. I've also written a Perl-based java-to-c++ translator. (read more)
My name is Savan P. I just graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where I studied Bioengineering, Computer Science, and Economics in the Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Dual Degree program. I am happy to help with any math, science, or business class (middle school, high school, or ... (read more)
...For example, I try to always find real life applications in our math tutoring that help connect and engage my students in their own learning. It's crucial in our experience together to strengthen their critical thinking skills (not just getting the answer, but understanding the process to it). I... (read more)
...I strive to foster a mindset that math does not need to be feared, and that all it takes to be good at math is a willingness to make mistakes and ask questions. I am highly qualified in multiple subjects of math and would be comfortable tutoring many math subjects including Prealgebra, Algebra ... (read more)