...My educational background includes a Bachelors degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters' degree from UMass Amherst, both in Chemical Engineering. My experience as a teacher has been a real asset to me in my tutoring work. It has allowed me to hone in on the various factors that may be affecting a students performance in their classes. (read more)
...I worked at an afterschool math tutoring program for 9 years. I graduated from college with a bachelors degree in Physics where I was putting all levels of math to use solving complex problems. I find it interesting and rewarding to meet students with so many different perspectives and to help them to understand math concepts from their angle. (read more)
...I believe that it is both necessary and essential that students develop strong study skills, as these skills are critical to success within the classroom and throughout ones life. I teach a wide variety of skills, strategies, and techniques including, but not limited to, time management, note-ta... (read more)
...For example, English has fewer inflected endings on nouns, verbs and adjectives; instead it relies more on word order and prepositions to indicate sentence structure. Vocabulary is an essential ingredient in good English. In my experience, a tutor can most effectively improve students' vocabulary by explaining new words as they occur in spoken or written language and in verbal tests. (read more)
...My Caltech education was fortunately both broad and deep, and both my work and life experiences have allowed me to meet people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out—I look forward to helping you get to where you want to be!Experience thro... (read more)