Hello, and thank you for visiting my profile! My name is Sam, and I've been tutoring for the past 7 years, as both an undergraduate at Cornell University and as a PhD student at Tufts University. I offer a supportive and comprehensive tutoring approach - ensuring to immediately identify and fill in any gaps within students' pre-req knowledge. (read more)
...I also focus on making sure they are confident solving problems independently, not just with my assistance, and help them build the skills needed to persist when presented with new problems and material. Through my classroom teaching, I have seen that tutoring can be an aide for students but als... (read more)
...I am very good at coding skills through advanced courses. I know it is hard to manage all school work at the same time but trust me, it is possible :)Experienced in teaching/training: from beginner (class homework), intermediate (term projects), and advanced (capstone projects and publications).... (read more)
...We also discuss how to approach questions that they don't know how to do, using "backwards" strategies, learning how to make good estimations and eliminating answer choices. Students often worry about the ACT Science section, but truth is, they don't need to study any science at all. I work wit... (read more)
...I have experience taking topics in statistics which students find challenging or intimidating and placing them in an easier to understand context. I have taught math for an SAT prep company. I teach the necessary concepts in order to obtain the answers and also how to use more efficient and quicker methods. (read more)