...Now, after training as a scientist and after 20 successful years in the software industry, STEM education is my full-time commitment. I love seeing the "Aha!" moments when students understand something they didn't get before. Whether teaching college students, K-12 students, engineers on the jo... (read more)
...As a Spanish tutor, I love to help students connect with the culture behind the Spanish language. I recently returned from a year-long Fulbright grant in Mexico City where I was a graduate student and intern at local Mexican institutions. Prior to that, I earned my BA in Spanish and studied in Santiago. (read more)
...The courses I've taught include precalculus. My PhD is in applied mathematics. The basic concepts of trigonometry are constructed and derived from geometric principles, but once the student has gone through the formal definitions and constructs, trigonometry is then seen to fit into an enormous class of problems of both statics and dynamics. (read more)
...I have accumulated an extensive body of published work in non-fiction writing. Grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, and thought organization are attributes that at once challenge and gratify me. My respect for and admiration of the English language is deeply felt. (read more)
...The content I've taught consists of ratios and proportions, expressions and equations, geometry-surface area and volume, fractions, unit rates and percentages, rational numbers, and statistics. I also encourage and practice basic math skills like multiplication and division, the order of operati... (read more)