...My methodology will ensure that students see the LOGIC of any subject, are able to make CONNECTIONS between concepts, and can work through problems INDEPENDENTLY. People often think that students are either "good" or "bad" at science/math - but that is not true. Students who are "good" at a subject simply developed skills to make logical connections between concepts. (read more)
...I learned Perl from the first edition of Larry Wall's camel book "Programming Perl." Thirty years later, I continue to write Perl scripts to manage software builds and releases. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard in the early 90s, I wrote a lot of the glue-code for our protein folding research group, and all of the glue was in Perl. I've also written a Perl-based java-to-c++ translator. (read more)
...My number one goal is to make math seem intuitive to you. With the right person (me), and with some time, there is no math concept (at least those taught at the high school or DP level) that can't make sense! I am completely qualified to do anything from help you with your homework, to give you a set of problems that will help you prepare for a test you have coming up in a few days. (read more)
...This is a subject I am teaching nearly constantly. I have had incredible results with students who went from being so far behind to getting an A on their final. I am a voracious reader and scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT Verbal as well as the SAT II English test. (read more)
...I am responsive to inquiries and flexible with scheduling to accommodate students' needs. Please feel free to contact me to set up a lesson or discuss how I can best support your learning objectives.I have taught several high school students algebraic concepts and I have experience in making thi... (read more)