...Having really enjoyed my time at the MAC, I decided to become a teaching assistant (TA) in my home department, Electrical and Computer Engineering. I served as a TA throughout the rest of my career at Pitt and also during my master's degree at CMU (overall, 4 years). As a TA, I had multiple oppo... (read more)
...It can seem like a chore before you realize the practical applications of it, but it is a chore worth doing well, as it has myriad applications throughout engineering theory. The knowledge of linear algebra simplify the task of solving simultaneous equations. This is ginormous! (read more)
...If you need longer to go over something, so be it. I once had a student at community college who I’ll call Jim. Jim got so frustrated with algebra 1 that he threw his textbook out the window. (read more)
...In the past few years as I've been tutoring professionally, Algebra is one of the most common subjects that I am asked to help with. It is also probably my favorite math to work with. While most of my tutoring in college was involved with lower level maths, even entry level college algebra runs... (read more)
...I was a “math dad” at the public schools when my kids were young. I enjoy helping students of all levels understand math and reach their potential. In addition to my math degree, somewhere along the line I earned a Master’s degree in music. (read more)