...I believe it is important to know why something is being done, not just memorizing formulas. I am a veteran teacher who works with all skill levels and learning styles. Geometry requires a logical reasoning that needs to be cultivated and practiced. (read more)
Some quick background info: I'm a theoretical physicist, specializing in string theory and black holes. I am currently taking a break from academia to ostensibly write a book, which is easier said than done (shocking, right?). I was most recently a research fellow at Harvard (and MIT and then Peki... (read more)
...I can help prepare your student for the SAT's or just gain some confidence in their math abilities. I love my job, and love helping students understand math a little better. Many students have told me that I make math a lot easier for them to understand, and I have a lot of pride in that. (read more)
...I took both ordinary and partial differential equations in college. I also TA-ed an ordinary diff eq class for a term. My interest in the subject, as a tutor, would be to balance interesting applications with theory and the required techniques, as well as computational methods. (read more)
...The bulk of my work over the last two and a half decades has been as an educator: as a classroom teacher (high school mathematics and middle school and high school French), as a tutor (with Colgate’s Math Clinic, with Sylvan Learning, and privately), as a test prep teacher and instructor trainer... (read more)