...I have also supported my three adult children in their education. My tutoring philosophy emphasizes conceptual understanding. Students often handle procedures without grasping foundational principles like Newton's laws, so I focus on building a solid conceptual base before moving on to problem-solving exercises. (read more)
...This experience has given me insights into how folks learn because culture and language have been part of the mic=x of my students. My focus is always to mentor folks in critical thinking skills while teaching the class content. Both are important to me. (read more)
...I also tutor pre-calc, so I know how to help students build bridges to their next math class I have 9 years experience tutoring general chemistry, including 3 years in a busy full time tutoring center at a local college. I have worked with both high school and college students, and because I als... (read more)
...Since then, I earned a PhD in statistics (in 2005) and am now an associate professor. I have taught courses such as Probability, Data Science, Biostatistics, and Statistical Inference to a mix of undergraduates and graduate students. I started tutoring 2-3 hours per week about 6 months ago, and... (read more)
...I used MATLAB extensively for data processing, to plotting, to image processing and analysis. I am quite creative and that allows me to approach problem solving in a manner that works well with MATLAB's structure. On the other hand, I have been providing MATLAB workshops for years for undergrads as part of my ASME volunteering duties and will restart the program at my new university. (read more)