...I love bringing challenges down to size and demystifying the things that get in the way. I’ve found, with math especially, it’s hard to see just how close you are to figuring it out, and often, it’s just one piece of understanding that’s missing. I’m good at spotting those and isolating them. (read more)
...This is why I chose to teach math. I also want to have a positive impact on the lives of people. When students use logical reasoning and critical thinking and engage in problem solving I see their self-esteem improve and their understanding of the world around them grow. (read more)
...The latest average of my students' AP scores is 4.69 out of 5, with the AB sub-score of 4.72 out of 5 (national average is 3.80 and 4.04 respectively), and with a passing rate of 97%. I've been teaching all levels of high school Math for 13 years, including AP Calculus AB and BC. Trigonometry is... (read more)
...We won the championship a few years back and I was the winning pitcher. I graduated from UC Davis in Biological Systems Engineering. This program was very heavy in Mechanical Engineering classes. (read more)
...Trig is a very important tool that is used in other math and science related subjects. Statistics is very useful in today's business world and I am quite experienced working with this subject. I took AP statistics in high school, statistics and econometrics in college, and have done 4+ years of sales forecasting at work. (read more)