...By sharing information about what you have encountered, the student may feel relieved that he is not alone. Sharing experiences and lessons learned goes a long way toward building trust and support. It also helps the student build self-confidence. (read more)
...Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization is a bit tedious, but it's doable. Working with the theoretical aspects of fields and vector spaces are actually my favorite aspects of this subject. I am familiar with some applications and the basic uses in coding theory. (Nonetheless, I currently don't have sol... (read more)