...I try to always have the student walk through a problem they're stuck on, while describing what they're doing, until we reach the part they don't understand. Then once we overcome this roadblock, we try another similar problem. In this way, by doing lots of examples and working through them together, the student quickly gets comfortable with the concepts. (read more)
Experienced tutor in specializing in prepping students for ACT, SAT, and UMPTYMP. I am an ex-corporate manager with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry and in corporate strategy. My undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering and I have an MBA, specializing in Strategy and Finance, from the UofM Carlson School of Management. (read more)
...I am a certified secondary mathematics teacher with over 10 years' teaching experience. I have three years of experience in tutoring High School Mathematics, specifically the IB Diploma Program at the Higher Level, as well as AP Statistics. As an experienced teacher, I find that the best method... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingPrecalculus,Calculus,Statistics,SAT Math
...These two concepts, creative thinking and mathematics, are on opposite sides of the brain. Once experienced with the different methods of calculus the problems become much more easily thought through. Each problem has to be identified with what the question is asking, what equation is created from the information, and which method is used for solving. (read more)