...I tutor several Trigonometry students every school year as part of their Precalculus coursework. I use a patterns type approach for graphing transformations of sine, cosine, and tangent graphs. I relate Trigonometry to other math subjects, so students can see the connections between the subjects and the connections aid their understanding. (read more)
...Fast forward a few decades, I realize that first (of many) breakthroughs paved my path through many math, science, physics, and engineering courses, eventually leading to a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. My name is Tammy, and after a wonderful career in biomechanical engineering an... (read more)
Tutoring math is my passion. There's nothing more rewarding to me than helping a student go from feeling frustrated and disheartened to that feeling of relief when they understand. As a single mother of a child with ADHD, I have learned how to teach math students with attention difficulty. (read more)