...I have contributed to many U. S. and World History texts, and have my own published works as well. I taught Advanced Placement European History and APUSH for many years, and enjoyed extremely high pass rates throughout this time (thanks in large part to the students' hard work!). During my yea... (read more)
...I use a variety of teaching methods (hands-on/manipulative make for a great change from the visual lectures) to address the problems while supporting the student's learning styles. For the last 19 years, I have been a private tutor for students from public, private and homeschooling communities. I am presently tutoring at Waubonsee Community College in addition to my private students. (read more)
...I was a tutor for the general physics class for majors, as well as an Undergraduate Assistant for the class for a year. For my performance minor in music, I completed a full year of sight-singing and dictation. This included solfege on both major and minor scales, accidentals, and understanding chords. (read more)
...Since then, I independently tutored middle school, high-school, and college students for over 3 years in various math subjects, including Prealgebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Statistics, Probability, and Calculus, logging over 1500 hours total. Before trying to tackle any problem wit... (read more)
...I have helped all four of my kids through various HS math (up to and including Calculus) and they are all at (or graduated from) Big Ten Schools. Throughout my academic career, math was my passion. At MIT, I studied 2 semesters of Calculus, plus a semester each of Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Complex Analysis. (read more)