...I started college as a music major, but knew then that I had a knack for math; in my first semester I was helping a friend with a problem set from one of her math classes. She said my explanation was far clearer than the professor's, and she wondered why I wasn't pursuing a math route and I coul... (read more)
...I've tutored math at the high school and college level for over 20 years, including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, and statistics. Many of these items are used on the SAT test and I've worked with many different methods of solving these type of test questions, from backward elimin... (read more)
...Next, this learn-from-your-mistakes process, which I merely coach, is applied beyond the workbook. It is applied to the Reading sections of Practice Tests. RE the new SAT: I've learned to take my lead from Princeton Review's SAT Prep books. (read more)
...I have tutored 10+ students in reading, focusing on helping to organize and brainstorm in writing essays and interpret difficult literature. I have tutored 30+ students in Trigonometry (more commonly as part of Pre-Calculus these days) and am supremely proficient in all facets of the subject. I... (read more)
...Struggling students usually fall into two categories: 1) weak foundation of algebra/geometry 2) simply overwhelmed by more complicated functions, new concepts in series/limits or the sheer number of differential and integral identities (all taught in a very fast pace).
My method: 1) Provide revi... (read more)