...Something else that informs my tutoring is my former career as a professional video game designer. I frequently use games as examples when teaching to make learning less intimidating. As a game designer, I've used both computer programming (C#, Objective-C, Python, etc.), and writing (creative and technical) to make real games! (read more)
...Fun Facts:At a young age, I have learned how to use the Abacus. Applying my passion for the Abacus, I ended up teaching many others, especially those who prefer different learning modalities than simply listening and writing down what is being taught. The abacus teaches students to visualize ca... (read more)
...I received my bachelors in physics and masters in math from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). I received the Walter-Schmidt award for excellence in physics from my undergrad. Afterwards I went on to complete my PhD in theoretical physics at North Carolina State University (NCSU... (read more)
...I know the skills that are required to succeed in math at the high school level, and I can begin to build these skills in my students during the elementary math tutoring sessions. I am currently a certified high school math teacher, however, I studied Financial Economics at Binghamton University... (read more)
...In my opinion this is the most important of any math class. If you can not do Algebra II you will have a tough time with Precalculus, Calculus, and anything above. Most of the concepts are factoring and solving by setting up to zero. (read more)