...Time and again, classmates, friends, and lab mates commented that I had a knack for breaking down concepts and reworking them into new forms that resonated with their particular way of thinking. Today, helping students reach that moment of realization, when the subject clicks for them, is still ... (read more)
...I am a National Merit Finalist and scored a 1580 on my SAT with an 800 in the math section. As opposed to formal tutoring experience, I have mainly helped people in help rooms or other similar environments in the past. However, that lack of formal tutoring experience has not kept me from developing my own understanding of how math teaching should be done. (read more)
...Besides playing in concerts and competing for awards, James is a huge advocate for and contributor to the growth of classical music across society. In his limited free time, he volunteers as a youth strings accompanist as well as performs to the elderly in hospitals senior living homes throughou... (read more)
...My instruction focuses on developing reasoning and logical thinking, intuition, language abilities and capacity, fluid intelligence, metacognition, working memory and executive function, attention and concentration, problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, creativity, emotional regulation, e... (read more)
...I know how to code in VBA, and well as create in-cell functions to achieve specific goals. My extensive programming and mathematical background lend themselves well to the efficient use of Excel. As an Applied Math grad student, most problems we tackled came from a physics background. (read more)