I love making supposedly "difficult" concepts in calculus easy to understand, keeping explanations extremely straightforward and addressing concepts head-on instead of tip-toeing around them. I've developed a great deal of independent materials to help, and I've even published in the field. I have... (read more)
...When it comes to math I teach not only how to get the right answers, but also why the answer is right and how to check their work so they know come test day if they've made any small errors. I work not only with them at their current level, but also strengthen their core math skills (addition, s... (read more)
...I have also successfully tutored children of family and friends for the last 20 years. Sometimes they stick with me for years, seeing the benefit of an outside-the-classroom expert resource, and sometimes I quickly discovering and clearing up a misconception or by helping them truly see WHY thin... (read more)
...The story was framed as a murder mystery to investigate if the victim's mother killed her daughter. The class went on an investigation utilizing their conversions to moles to grams and to particle count to determine if the mother killed the daughter. In the end, it was discovered there were foreign contaminants in the pills which we discovered through mass spectrometry data. (read more)
...Students who take my courses always have fun and at the same time experience higher order thinking and authentic application of whatever concept they are learning. Also, I have expertly taught all levels of mathematics at Saint Michael's College to a group, largely, made up of immigrants and Eng... (read more)