...My current USCF rating is 2175. I have coached elementary, middle school, and high school-aged students, including being the coach of the Ponce de Leon Magnet Middle School school in Miami, FL, and a private coach for select juniors at the New York State Scholastic Championships. I have extensi... (read more)
...Aside from the courses explicitly advertised on my profile, I also offer aid with complex analysis, tensor calculus, classical/quantum field theory and Lagrangian mechanics, reaction engineering, transport phenomena, statistical mechanics, special/general relativity, and process control theory. ... (read more)
...I have had a lifelong passion for math, starting at a young age, when I would often be found teaching math to my dolls. I am passionate about helping others to discover the natural joy and beauty of math. 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. (read more)
...Students seem to have the most trouble in a few areas:
-In mechanics, after studying motion in 1 and 2 dimensions, force, and friction, then analyzing complex motion problems such as objects on an incline, using pulleys, or with multiple forces.
-Electrical circuits with multiple branches.
-Und... (read more)
...Typically it includes a review of basic algebra topics; various types of functions--including trigonometric and polynomial; series; limits; and an introduction to vectors. Most troubles with introductory calculus are traceable to an inadequate mastery of algebra and trigonometry. As noted above, trigonometry is usually encountered as a part of a pre-calculus course. (read more)