...My educational background is a BA, MS in Computer Science from Harvard University. Professionally, I have been working as a software engineer for the pharmaceutical industry and as an academic researcher for security in connected/autonomous vehicles and embedded systems. I have an extensive background in teaching all ages. (read more)
...Math has an uncanny way of instilling equal parts wonder and terror in students. It’s a system that underpins the mysteries of the universe (and, closer to home, may one day get you a job), but math education sometimes gets a bit lost in its own abstraction and can lose sight of its audience. I... (read more)
...I've seen too many students study very hard but not learn anything or retain anything. For study skills, I look to see exactly how the student seems to learn best (writing things down, visually seeing it, or simply by practicing the concept). This yields immediate results and a big boosts in con... (read more)
...I have particular experience in pre-calculus, with a significant portion of my students in recent years having been at this level. As a transitional subject, pre-calculus has two roles. It repeats some of the material from Algebra 2 but with some additional and more complex ideas. (read more)
...Second, I try to incorporate a visual approach to math whenever possible. I firmly believe that having things laid out visually is a useful tool for understanding math in a deeper way. I have had several years of experience in tutoring in middle school, high school, and college. (read more)