...Meanwhile, I have had a successful career as a Software Engineer (mostly in the I.T. of a financial services corporation). My work in that world has honed my communication and mentoring skills. My tutoring approach is simple: We go with the problems or questions that YOU are having. YOU set the agenda. (read more)
...This desire to learn pushed me to earn a PhD in mathematics. Along the way I was lucky to have many great teachers and mentors who helped to inspire the methods I use to this day. These strategies will vary from student to student and class to class as teaching is not one size fits all. (read more)
11 Subjects: includingCalculus,GRE,SAT Math,Discrete Math
...I have an undergraduate degree in Physics and a graduate degree in Astrophysics. The math courses I tutor were used directly and frequently in all my physics courses and in my research. My favorite subject in school was math, and I view my post-secondary work as the logical continuation of that. (read more)
...I have taught computer science for 3 years. I have programmed in C++, Java, and Visual Basic. I have a number of Macintosh computers, and I have always personalized them by changing many of its settings. (read more)
...In addition to my math degree, somewhere along the line I earned a Master’s degree in music. I am also a member of the “grammar police,” and I believe that good communication skills are at least as important in mathematics as in any other subject. Over the years I have taught almost every math ... (read more)