...You will find that I can help you to understand weeks worth of material in a very short time.I have had great success teaching all levels of math from algebra 1 through calculus. I've taught Algebra 2 for over 30 years. I have taught AP calculus and also AP physics C, the calculus-based physics for a number of years. (read more)
...A little more on my background: while in college, I tutored students in the Math Center, and was happy when kids older than myself would line up at my desk for my assistance. Not only did I graduate Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, but I also have two boys myself, in 8th and 10th grades, so I kn... (read more)
...I love to help students work through problem solving and to give them new ways to look at problems when they are struggling with methods they learn in class. I have taught high school Algebra 2 for the last 6 years in New York City. I also teach higher level mathematics so I have a good sense of what students will need to know from Algebra 2 to be successful in later mathematics classes. (read more)
...I have received a score of 5 on these APs: Calculus BC, Statistics, Chemistry, Computer Science A, US History, Physics 1, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, English Literature, Psychology, Physics C (both Mechanics and E&M), and Music Theory. I also received a score of 1580 on the SAT (perfect 800 ... (read more)
...A sidebar: When I taught at University of Waterloo, I organized a minicourse in Projective and Conformal Geometries. Starting in the Summer of 2013 twice a week, and continuing during the school year weekly, I have been running a physics class for exceptionally gifted students. Progressing slowly, we go more in-depth than a typical AP Physics course would. (read more)