...I also use logic in an adjacent field during coding. We use logic to determine conditions and knowing when using or or and statements, greater than, and others are primordial in order to have functioning programs. I used Matlab throughout my undergrad to mainly do signal processing, applied mat... (read more)
...Prealgebra is the first real introduction into serious mathematics. We learn concepts of how to manipulate and "move" equations around to understand numbers. I believe it is very important at this point to learn correct principles, and I love filling in the holes that have accumulated over the years. (read more)
...Probability is really cool, as it manages to take something as strict and predictable as math and apply it to things that follow no defined rule (or else rules far too complex to be dealt with directly). Probability tells us what will generally happen if we repeat the same experiment over and ov... (read more)
...In particular, I've helped my students achieve success on standardized tests. For example, one student raised his SAT IIC test score by 150 points in just 2 months. I am a PhD student in mathematics at the University of Utah and have tutored college-level students in differential equations. (read more)