...I love the spark of excitement in an "aha moment" and seeing my students grow and become more confident. I see tutoring as an opportunity to empower students to navigate problems independently. Rather than teaching strategies and procedures alone, I dig into the “why”s underneath- why a method works, how it relates to other concepts, why we are doing what we are doing. (read more)
...I have a Bachelor's in Math, Master's in applied math, and Ph.D. in engineering math via Electrical Engineering (at the University of California at Santa Barbara). I logged over 2500 hours' time in one-on-one tutoring through Pearson Tutor Services, and worked four years as an adjunct professor a... (read more)
...With my mechanical engineering background, I firmly link abstract principles to tangible real-world phenomena; these connections are instrumental for developing an intuition for science that demystifies and heightens the equations we use. In addition to eight years of tutoring extremely satisfie... (read more)