...Many students struggle with math not because they cannot perform the reasoning involved, but because the material was framed using foreign vocabulary or concepts. Once things are presented in more familiar terminology, they will often 'click' for the student. I am well-practiced at identifying these points of disconnect, and re-framing the material in a way that is friendlier to the student. (read more)
19 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,GRE,German,SAT Math
...I have also taught Physics and math oversees in the Peace Corps. I have an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and a graduate degree in Public Health. My work experience includes three years of work as an engineer with Avery Dennison and three years of experience in academic research while attending graduate school. (read more)
As a double major in Computer Science and Finance at the University of Pittsburgh, I have developed a strong academic foundation across both technical and analytical disciplines. My coursework has included data structures, algorithms, programming in Java and C, discrete mathematics, statistics, mic... (read more)
...Beyond tutoring, my background includes teaching and leadership roles that have strengthened my ability to communicate effectively and work with diverse groups of students. As an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, I developed teaching skills in a formal environment and understand the expectations... (read more)
...We discuss how to disassemble an unknown word and guess at its meaning. We learn how to prevent the long comprehension passages from becoming a dangerous time-sink. And we practice using context clues to eliminate answer choices in the sentence completions. (read more)