...Three major items that qualify me: I have passed the PRAXIS exam myself, I have tutored math for about 7 years, and my career was in broadcast engineering where I studied and used lots of math. I have worked with electronics from the age of 14 when I got a job in a TV repair shop. Since then I ... (read more)
...For example, my differential equations professor will often respond to students' questions by saying, "you're supposed to know that by now!" That indicated that he didn't have the time to fill up the gaps preventing the student from understanding the current lesson, which is the tutor's responsib... (read more)
...I value patience and compassion. I believe there are no "stupid questions" and that everyone has to start somewhere. Learning is a process that starts with building a strong foundation that can properly support new and more complex concepts. (read more)
I began tutoring during high school, continued through college, and began teaching regular classes during graduate school. After earning my PhD in Mathematics, I taught at a small, highly-selective Liberal Arts College and later at a public Minority-Serving Institution. I have received several teaching awards and was a tenured professor. (read more)
...My teaching experience gives me the ability to be an exceptional tutor. I have been teaching Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and AP Physics C for 10 years. I have experience tutoring preAlgebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, College Algebra, PreCalculus, AP Calculus AB and BC, Calculus 2 and Calculus 3. (read more)