...I graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in December 2015. I have been working as an engineer for a medical device manufacturer since then. I have also been a part time tutor since I graduated college, helping students with various levels of engineering, math, science, and test prep. (read more)
...I graduated with a MA (Hons) in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of St Andrews. I come from a family of teachers, who instilled in me the value of fitting my lessons to the student, not to a pre-determined plan. I know that the teachers that I thrived under were thoughtful, patient, creative, and hardworking, and those are the values that I try to bring to my sessions. (read more)
...I find it rewarding to show students their capabilities and enjoy sharing my passion for math with them. My specialties are:
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus AB
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
but I teach all math subjects for middle school and high school students. I am patient, flexible, good with kids and I really want to make a difference for my students. (read more)
...Why not? Because 'showing your work' prevents you from short-circuiting the steps that at some point in the past should have become trivial. For example, years ago, when you were learning how to read, you had to first learn how to recognize the shapes of individual letters, and the sounds that each of them made. (read more)
I have a Caltech bachelor's degree in Physics, and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. I was a full time teacher for 5 years as professor at a community college where I taught both general physics and calculus-based physics, as well as astronomy, environmental science and math. Over the past fifteen years... (read more)