...In other words, I focus more on students' ability to understand the explicit strategy behind how to tackle a problem or concept, as opposed to a more "bottom up" approach: beginning with formalism and theory before applications. I use this approach to contrast the typical (boring) classroom expe... (read more)
...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. These books have now integrated changes for the new SAT. (read more)
...I excelled in my coursework, enough to serve as an academic tutor for a year. I taught both in-person and online sessions, helping students with math and preparing for tests. In these one-on-one sessions, I helped break down complex problems into concise, understandable steps. (read more)
...During my time at Rutgers, I was a learning assistant for Calculus 1 and just this Fall I was a teaching assistant for Data 101 (a class focusing on the intersection of basic statistics and computer science), whereby I led weekly recitation sessions in a small-group setting, held office hours to ... (read more)
...Physics is one of the tougher science subjects, building upon solid math and word problem solving skill. Struggling students usually fall into two categories: 1) weak foundation of algebra/geometry/pre-calculus; 2) simply overwhelmed by new physical concepts and sheer scope of new materials cove... (read more)