...In 20 years of private tutoring, I have tutored many students in Trigonometry and succeeded in helping them raise their grades. I’ve been around that unit circle enough times to know how to help students find their way around sine, cosine, and tangent. Math got burned into my brain when I was studying for my master’s in engineering. (read more)
...I have been tutoring since 2009! When I tutor I typically like to go through the material while doing many practice problems. While I was a student at Virginia Tech, I worked in the Math Emporium where students take online math courses. (read more)
...Aside from my quantitative background, my research work in the sciences combined with my skills in biostatistics have enabled me to engage students in interesting conceptual questions that relate current events to mathematics! To tutor statistics well you have to understand not only the applicat... (read more)
...I believe that students first need to be provided with the necessary prerequisite skills to succeed in their current course. When tutoring, I first determine where the gaps in background knowledge lie. Once we cover those necessary skills, we move onto the current topics. (read more)
...I discuss in length the whole topic first and then try to ascertain students understanding level on the topic. Then I try to prepare a personalized strategy for each student based on his/her grasping ability. This usually involves teaching those topics again, giving home assignments to students, periodically conducting unit tests and assessing them. (read more)