I have worked as an adjunct professor of statistics and algebra at Bellevue University and Iowa Western Community College since 2001. I work as a meteorologist/computer programmer for the Air Force, writing software to calculate statistics for large data sets. I also prepare graphical reports, so ... (read more)
Born and raised in Nebraska, I speak non-accented English. I have more than three decades of experience as a teacher and tutor. I tutor all maths from Algebra I on up; though, I prefer to tutor calculus and pre-calculus. (read more)
...I have an undergraduate degree in math and criminal justice and have completed graduate course work as well. However, more important than my education, is my approach to tutoring. I believe that the most important quality a tutor can bring to the lesson is the patience to allow the student to comprehend the material and discover that they can indeed learn. (read more)
...I have read all my life, and I now have a huge book collection. If I wait anywhere, I cast about to find reading material, for I read voraciously. I know the parts of English (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, et. al.), parts of a sentence (subject and predicate, including clauses) and can walk a student through a passage to find its meaning. (read more)
...I have a Bachelors in Mathematics and my desire to know the fundamental workings of Physics and Engineering has lead me to view math as a process of continual learning. I once heard, and have fully come to believe that the essence of math is "Thinking deeply about simple things". I believe that math is accessible to everyone no matter the level. (read more)