...I then craft my interactions with my student such that we begin to build a deep understand from their current level. My goal with every lesson is for students to go beyond simply knowing how to do the math. Students will understand why we do it the way we do it and why it works. (read more)
...I'm a visual learner and so my tutoring tends to work this in. I tend to like to have all the steps shown on whiteboards. I tend to like the student to try the problem and show me how they're thinking or I get them to walk me through how they're thinking by asking questions. (read more)
...I like to encourage students to not be afraid of math. I started working as a tutor at 16. I have tutored algebra, pre-calculus, geometry and trigonometry. (read more)
...I myself like visualizing and understanding concepts instead of rote memorization of steps, and I encourage all my students to take such an approach. I've also conducted private tutoring within my community, helping kids in middle school and high school with math and science homework and curricu... (read more)
...I have taught Calculus I, II, and III in a community college and use physics often to provide concrete examples. Precalculus is one of my favorite subjects to teach. It's the gateway to more advanced mathematics and the foundation for many other courses. (read more)