...I favor a paced-style teaching technique that minimizes stress and encourages a strong interpersonal relationship between the student and myself. I believe mathematical information is poorly received under stress, and I have devoted much of my career to assuaging these math-related anxieties. I... (read more)
...I have over 15 years experience tutoring both high school and college level mathematics, physics, and chemistry, as well as working with junior college students considered to be at high risk of academic failure. Thus I am comfortable with students at all levels of confidence and ability. I scored a 1600 on the SAT, and can remove the anguish and uncertainty of SAT prep. (read more)
...I was an Applied Math major and was required to take Logic as a precursor to Discrete Math. I received a 100% in this course, have used the material in Discrete Math and Abstract Algebra, and have provided corrections to the answers of our classroom text to the instructor. I use this material when tutoring Discrete Math and Abstract Algebra. (read more)
...My tutoring sessions included both one-on-one as well as group tutoring consisting of 3-5 students. In addition to tutoring college students, I tutored high school and middle school-aged students in algebra, the physical sciences, and the life sciences. My approach is first to identify the concepts that a student is struggling with and then to help them improve. (read more)
...For example, fractions, decimals, two sided equations, or positive and negative numbers can be confusing. Over the years, I have put together a collection of math worksheets, along with problems taken from State Assessments, to help students practice their math skills and to build the confidence... (read more)