...I also have extensive experience preparing students for standardized testing, including, state proficiency testing, such as the MCAS test and school admissions testing, such as the SAT and GRE. I am always willing to work with students and parents to make sure each individuals educational needs ... (read more)
...Topics I studied were: materials, mechanics 1, mechanics 2, physics 1, physics 2, physics 3, calculus 1, calculus 2, calculus 3, differential equations, thermodynamics, freshman chemistry 1, freshman chemistry 2, and Fortran 1 and 2 (a now dead computer language). I still have basic expertise in ... (read more)
...The contexts I was exposed to mathematics in led me to developing a multi-dimensional style of both learning and teaching the discipline, and often I've found that I'm able to help others or receive help by getting a new perspective on whatever problem I'm faced with. I found personally that the... (read more)
...So if one way of looking at a problem doesn't work for you, I can find others! I remember my own experience learning math and have worked with many students in the past, so I am very patient and willing to try a variety of approaches. I hold a bachelor's degree from UChicago and a doctorate from MIT, both in mathematics. (read more)
...I am a current student at Mount Holyoke College and I am planning to major in neuroscience with a possible minor in biology. Throughout high school, I came to understand that I appreciated the most were not the ones I necessarily was the most interested in. Instead, the teachers made the difference between an enjoyable class and an unengaging class. (read more)