...In addition, over the years I have done one-on-one math tutoring to middle-school and high-school students. My teaching approach relies on a combination of concept discovery/derivation and a lot of practice -- teaching some of the fundamental principles and then asking the student to internalize... (read more)
...Seven years later, I received a Ph.D. degree in mathematics and kept combining teaching with research. Just before moving to the Boston area two years ago, I held lecturer positions at Santa Clara University and De Anza and Gavilan Community Colleges in California. In the Boston area, I recently received a lecturer position at Merrimack College. (read more)
...Trigonometry starts out nice and easy in the early high school years, with introductions to similar triangles, ratios, and the classic "SOHCAHTOA definitions of the Trigonometric Functions. Then ramps up into the isosceles right an 30°-60°-90° Triangles. Likely no problems here, but then a good teacher or tutor can be needed! (read more)
Hi - I'm glad you stopped by! My name is Erica, and I've been teaching maths for about 25 years, mostly in Massachusetts, but also in a number of international schools, so that I am familiar with AP and IB curricula alike. I've taught students who struggle with beginning algebra and geometry conce... (read more)
...I hold the NSCAA national youth diploma coaching badge, the NFHS soccer coaching credentials, the USSF "D" course, and have completed the equivalent to the KNVB CT-1 course. I have been coaching soccer since the fall of 1993, including 9 years as the head coach of the varsity girls soccer progra... (read more)