...I am an avid reader myself and love to nurture an appreciation for reading in my students. I work with students on understanding trigonometric concepts for both math and physics classes. I also work with students on trigonometry for standardized tests, such as the ACT and SAT 2. (read more)
...I love helping my students understand math problems at a deeper level so that they aren't just going through the motions to get the answer. I ask questions during sessions frequently to gauge whether my student fully understands the concepts behind what they are doing -- not just what to do, but... (read more)
...My teaching approach relies on a combination of concept discovery/derivation and a lot of practice -- teaching some of the fundamental principles and then asking the student to internalize the learning by applying it to many problem sets. To help ensure a good match with the student, I offer a n... (read more)
...Just before moving to the Boston area two years ago, I held lecturer positions at Santa Clara University and De Anza and Gavilan Community Colleges in California. In the Boston area, I recently received a lecturer position at Merrimack College. I also worked as a one-on-one tutor for college and high school students during the past seven years. (read more)
...I help my students learn strategies for answering individual questions and for the test as a whole (time-management, in particular).
I have taken many courses to learn various programming languages. I have many years of professional experience as a programmer using many of these languages. And I also have had many years in teaching/tutoring others in how to program with these languages. (read more)