...Having really enjoyed my time at the MAC, I decided to become a teaching assistant (TA) in my home department, Electrical and Computer Engineering. I served as a TA throughout the rest of my career at Pitt and also during my master's degree at CMU (overall, 4 years). As a TA, I had multiple oppo... (read more)
...I have an MS in physics (astrophysics) from the University of Pittsburgh, and and BS in physics with mathematics from Bucknell University. I have taught physics and mathematics as a college instructor and as a personal tutor for almost a decade. My favorite part of teaching has always been working with students one-on-one, so I love tutoring. (read more)
...I focus on individualized attention, not meeting an arbitrary time standard. If you need longer to go over something, so be it. I once had a student at community college who I’ll call Jim. (read more)
...I then continue with solving and/or going through some examples to show them how they should start solving the problem and what the process/steps should be. Lastly, I review with them how to organize and write their solutions on their exam sheet. I can teach a variety of courses in the area of ... (read more)