...I have taught my younger sister piano and my friends' kids Mandarin and math. For the past several years of working as a professional tutor, I have tutored students of all ages and backgrounds in all levels of math (from elementary math to calculus), high school and college level statistics/biostatistics, and Mandarin Chinese. One of my assignments was tutoring a 14-year-old girl Mandarin. (read more)
...High schools usually offer this course after Geometry and call it Algebra II or Advanced Algebra. Colleges call it College Algebra. *The best way to make this subject easy and enjoyable is to master algebra 1 first.*
In algebra 1, you learn that the graph of y = x^2 looks like a U (a parabola);... (read more)
With my unique background and education, I can work successfully with a wide variety of students who have a wide variety of "issues" with learning math. I understand where the problems are, and how best to get past them and onto a confident path to math success. My undergraduate degree is in mathematics, and I have worked as a computer professional, as well as a math tutor. (read more)
...Civil Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University
M.S., Ph.D. Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Dr. G.'s qualifications include a Ph.D. in engineering from CalTech (including a minor in numerical methods/applied math) and over 25 years experience as a practicing environmental engineer/scientist. (read more)