...I started off working as a teacher's aide for students who were emotionally disturbed, sexually abused and/or children who were born to mothers who were doing drugs or alcohol while in their mother's womb. I then finished my degree in Computer Science from Sacramento State University. I have be... (read more)
...Having developed curriculum for undergraduate and graduate online courses, I have also experienced and appreciated the potential and effectiveness of online instruction. My tutoring days began in high school, helping struggling classmates, continued as a part time job through college, and now as... (read more)
...Through this process, I developed a lot of my own study techniques and resources outside the classroom which makes me an ideal tutor. I think after prepping for my SATs, I gained a thorough understanding of how to approach standardized tests like the SAT and PSAT. I got a 1590 on my SAT and 1500 on my PSAT, which eventually helped me receive the National Merit Scholarship Winner award. (read more)
...Algebra 2 understanding needs to be strong and deep for a student to succeed in Precalculus and Calculus. With that in mind, I aim to assist the student in knowing the principles behind the solution techniques we use in Algebra 2 rather than just memorizing "tricks" for each type of problem. Knowing the 'why" will help them tackle and solve problems in all of their future math endeavors. (read more)
...I have worked with several languages (FORTRAN, COBOL, APL, Pascal, C, Python) as well as assembly language and machine code. I have designed and implemented code for photo-intelligence mensuration and database management systems, simulations of air traffic system inputs for system performance an... (read more)