...I have an engineering degree and advanced degrees in both mathematics and business. I spent most of my adult life designing, teaching, and helping companies use mathematical and statistical analysis software to improve their businesses. As you can see, I have been using math and statistics my entire life. (read more)
...I try to have my students see proofs as puzzles and have fun doing them. I warn students to think about relationships, not merely memorize theorems. I work to give students a real understanding of the relationships that tie the various topics in precalculus together. (read more)
...As an undergraduate at Lyndon State College, I tutored for three years, assisting students in all class levels as well as a variety of subjects. The writing projects ranged from short essays to research papers that constituted an entire semester's grade. During graduate studies at Vermont College of Fine Arts, proofreading and critiquing fellow students' work honed my skills. (read more)
...For example, I tutored a 7th grade student in Florida's mandatory Civics course which requires a rigorous End of Course exam that counts for 2/3 of the final grade. The student, who originally struggled with a C, brought her grade up to a B and passed the test beyond the minimum passing grade. ... (read more)