...I'm also a teacher at Art of Problem Solving Academy -- teaching middle-school and high-school contest math, Algebra 1, prealgebra, and honors 5th-grade math. I've taught at the college level as well, as a teaching assistant for mechanical-engineering and climate-science courses. I'm also a math-contest problem writer. (read more)
...If you want to know more about me, my tutoring style and philosophy, and options/scheduling for tutoring, please send me a message through Wyzant's platform!I have earned a BA in Mathematics and I have been tutoring Algebra 1 for about 2 years. As a student, I helped my fellow classmates with th... (read more)
...My hope is to be that person for another student. In teaching and tutoring, my approach is to help students understand not just WHAT something is but WHY and HOW; this sort of thinking can teach students to apply their knowledge as opposed to memorizing it, which is the goal! Additionally, I also make it a point to connect the material to our lives and the real world. (read more)
...If you're struggling with the concepts or work of mathematics in general, I can help you. Whether you don't understand negative numbers, don't know how to draw a graph, or are still wondering how an x got into your math problem, I'm here to help you with the keys to doing any problem correctly. ... (read more)