...Candidate in Political Science at the University of Texas at Austin, where I also currently teach "Intro to Government." My journey in academia and my passion for learning began at the Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, where I accelerated through high school and enrolled at the University o... (read more)
Hello I'm Derek! I first began working as a paid tutor as a college student 20 years ago where I worked with the Upward Bound program and found my passion for education. I finished my engineering degree graduating magna cum laude and decided to earn my grade 7-12 mathematics teaching license and Master of Education degree. (read more)
...I graduated from high school in California with a 4.0 GPA. I was also in mathematics olympiad team of my high school. Because of my high interest in math I decided to continue my education in an engineering field in college. (read more)
...My field of study is Continuum Mechanics; thus, math is an important part of my life. I have been a Teaching Assistant in the Dynamics Systems and Controls class most of my PhD life, thus I have great teaching experience and easily get along with students. I think that the best reward for a tut... (read more)
...While pursuing my PhD, I also taught a lab for undergraduate students and taught a couple of guest lectures in my advisor's graduate-level classes. I have also developed (from scratch) and taught continuing education classes for young engineers to teach them programming skills in the context of ... (read more)