...My journey began with coaching middle schoolers for MathCounts competitions and preparing high school students for AMC exams. I am proud to share that all my AMC students qualified for the AIME round, and I was honored to be included on the AMC Distinguished Honor Roll myself. During my college... (read more)
...Control theory for linear systems is based on the linear algebra. I also took a graduate course on Hilbert Spaces which covers linear algebra. I am an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering department. (read more)
...I served as the President of Nittany Data Labs, the largest Data Science organization at PSU. With over 800 University Students, Alumni, and Faculty, NDL functions to bring together all types of individuals to help improve their analytical acumen and overall Data Science knowledge through lectur... (read more)
...Students need to see multiple methods (i.e. graphically, algebraically, numerically, etc.) on how to answer a math problem. Math (and business) problems have both a mechanical piece and a theoretical piece to them that must be identified and understood. Students do improve under my tutoring methods. (read more)
Though I have been teaching for a long time, as a college professor (10 years), and as a private tutor (20 years), I still get excited by helping students reach their fullest potential. Learning comes through a teacher's deep knowledge of the material, creative lesson planning, patient instruction,... (read more)