...My other interests include competitive chess, for which I have 2000+ performance, am a member of the WCA and won many tournaments. My favorite language is Japanese, for which I am a member of the AATJ, and my goal for 2022 is to take and pass the annual JLPT N2 Exam. In 2022 I’ve also started learning and thoroughly enjoying Mandarin Chinese, which has similarities to Japanese. (read more)
...I have also taught Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Greek and Roman Civilization at the University of Rhode Island (Providence campus), and Mathematics in the New York City public high school system. I have worked as a programmer-analyst at Goldman Sachs in their division of ... (read more)
I am currently a high school math teacher in western Connecticut. I teach Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, and AP Computer Science A. I graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, and later obtained an M.S. in Mathematics from Fairfield University. (read more)
...However, the most important thing about me as a tutor is that I am very effective at communicating with students in a laid back, yet productive way. The most common question asked by math students is, "Ugh! Why am I learning this?" And I frequently get students to work with me by answering that... (read more)
...I want to help the students I work with as much as possible. For me, if one student that I work with ends up truly benefitting, the time and effort was 100% worth it. I am almost always at my computer and am able to provide a speedy response. (read more)