...MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND MATLAB:
I am an experienced user of MATLAB, Octave, and Python and have been using computational software for the past 20 years. I have used MATLAB extensively in research in a wide variety of fields including clinical medicine, engineering, and finance. I also have extensive knowledge of the MATLAB programming environment and have created software in MATLAB. (read more)
...Trigonometry, like geometry, uses objects to explain concepts in math. It relates the angle of a triangle to the length of the opposite side. Yes there is a whole class just for this. (read more)
...I have tutored students at the university level, the community college level, and high school level. Currently I am working professionally as an Electronics Engineer. I generally tutor in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago (Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine). I am available on weekends and Fridays to meet. (read more)
...I also point out when certain techniques will carry over to higher level math. I have been tutoring Trigonometry in community college for about 7 years. While tutoring Trigonometry, I use the unit circle approach and I have a neat trick that makes memorizing the unit circle less overwhelming. (read more)
...M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Stanford U. I received a 5/5 on the AP English exam, focused on literature as part of a history and literature degree at Harvard College, and published three peer reviewed articles for my Ph.D. degree in Anthropology at Stanford University. In addition, I have tutored several students this past semester in AP English. (read more)