...I strive to provide a friendly environment where the student is comfortable to ask anything and everything. By really pinpointing trouble areas, we can work together to find the best-fit approach to meeting the students' goals. I mainly focus on math, 4th grade through high school level (Pre-Calc), though I have worked with college students taking College Algebra and Calculus, as well. (read more)
...My oldest son began writing his first novel when he was 9 years old. My oldest daughter, now at Washington University, got a perfect score on her ACT verbal and writing sections. Of course I cannot claim credit for their gifts, but my teaching philosophy did play a significant roll in helping them to develop those gifts. (read more)
...I teach not only the procedures for completing problems, but also why those procedures work, where the concepts are used in the real world and why they are important. I have many engaging, intuition-building real-world mathematics lessons prepared for the most challenging subjects that have been... (read more)
...I am a Ph.D. chemist with over 30 years of industrial experience and over 7 years of teaching experience as adjunct faculty in the chemistry department. I can teach chemistry at all levels from high school through college, and for any purpose (exams or projects). I can teach mathematics through... (read more)
...Currently, at my university, I serve as a Supplemental Instruction (SI) leader—a role akin to a tutor, but with the added responsibility of holding structured, classroom-like sessions tailored to specific courses. In this capacity, I lead the Physics II course, focusing on calculus-based electro... (read more)