...Math may just be numbers and letters to some, but I see it as a window into understanding the world around us. My previous experience working in larger and smaller group settings, all while staying vigilant over each individual student's progress. I work problems slowly and methodically, explaining verbally my thought process and the problem solving strategies required for problems. (read more)
...Since then, I have tutored a number of students in various flavors of calculus (AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, Multivariable Calculus, etc.) My method of preparation for the Math portion of the SAT is centered around understanding and finding quicker, more efficient solutions. Over the past few years,... (read more)
...I learned Perl from the first edition of Larry Wall's camel book "Programming Perl." Thirty years later, I continue to write Perl scripts to manage software builds and releases. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard in the early 90s, I wrote a lot of the glue-code for our protein folding research group, and all of the glue was in Perl. I've also written a Perl-based java-to-c++ translator. (read more)
...More than any other discipline, academic physics emphasizes the use of diagrams, cartoons, and "before and after" drawings, but eventually when the drawing is done, you still have to answer the question! I'll be able to use my experience in multiple tutoring disciplines to tailor our physics ses... (read more)
...I minored in math and physics in college. I also have a Master's degree in Secondary Mathematics Education. I helped many students in Precalculus in my high school and college years. (read more)