My formal education includes a Ph.D. in applied math/physics. My career and experience as a scientist, engineer, and educator (college professor and tutor) extends over 20 and has enabled me to take a pragmatic and holistic approach to the study of math. My teaching philosophy emphasizes critical ... (read more)
...I have been playing flute for the past 30 years. I am presently giving flute lessons in New Jersey. I have performed professional on flute, clarinet, and saxophone. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Flute,Saxophone,Music Theory
...Today, I still connect with past parents/students and hear about past students and all of their blossoming successes. With regards to standardized testing, I achieved a 98th percentile SAT score and a 91st percentile score on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) (99th percentile on the ch... (read more)
Hello and thank you for viewing my tutoring profile! My name is Barbara and I'm a licensed high school physics teacher with over 20 years of experience tutoring students, especially those who need an alternative way to learn the material. I take what the student already knows and build on it – I find that this makes them feel comfortable and confident that they can learn the material. (read more)
...I hold a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a math certification for teaching K-12. I believe math starts with the thorough understanding of the basic concepts explained as simple as possible and in multiple ways. Thriving in math is seeing and truly understanding how the concepts relate and interact with each other and then applying them to our daily lives. (read more)