...Another strength of mine is my natural ability to connect with students and make the learning experience non-threatening and comfortable for them. I accomplish this with my laid back personality, solid understanding of the content, and confidence in myself to communicate with students using language they understand. I am very flexible in setting up sessions. (read more)
...Usually algebra is where things go wrong, and 2) Calculus is the first real class that really requires a conceptual understanding of what you're doing, and not just memorization. Since most math classes prepare you for the latter, not the former, this can be quite the difficulty curve for studen... (read more)
...After my Ph.D., I taught as a physics professor at Earlham College for one year, and then as a physics professor at Kansas Wesleyan University for five years. Besides physics, I have taught many math courses (from College Algebra through Discrete Math) and computer science courses (Introduction ... (read more)