Hello! My name is Pat Nappi and I am a NYS certified math tutor. For over 15 years, I have helped students accel in high school and transition into college level mathematics. (read more)
12 Subjects: includingCalculus,Geometry,Trigonometry,SAT Math
...This includes both high school and community college experience. Throughout these 20+ years I have tutored hundreds of students of all ability levels. I am an experienced high school teacher familiar with the new SAT test format, including the Math section. (read more)
8 Subjects: includingCalculus,Physics,Algebra 2,SAT Math
...As an actuary for 27 years, I have used Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) on a daily basis. All of the projects I worked on were in Excel and Access. All documents were created in Word and PowerPoint was used for all presentations. (read more)
...This experience taught me about patience in working with my students and also how to explain concepts visually and with minimal language so that they could understand much more directly. I have extensive mastery in using systematic methods to teach functional skills as well as those that are mor... (read more)
...I find this sudden shift is at the root of why calculus has a tendency to trip students up, especially those in high school. To counter this, I like to consider concrete examples and analogies to the more abstract problem. I find being able to visualize the problem and put it in more familiar terms is very helpful. (read more)