...You already can guess the sum 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ... where each term is half of the previous one. This course teaches you how to find the sum of other series, like 1 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 + 1/5 - 1/6 + ... The most important skill to master is more linguistic than mathematical: be able to ... (read more)
...I believe that the best way to lead students towards their goals is to start from the ground up -- to ensure understanding of the most basic principles that their particular problem involves. Once these pillars of knowledge are firmly established, I believe with a little bit of effort, the stude... (read more)
I’m Lavon, recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering. I have studied many engineering and science subjects such as algebra, trigonometry, calculus, differential equations, physics, statics, dynamics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, orbital mechanics, and propulsion. I gr... (read more)
...I've seen students who've never taken a course before to those who are coming back to school after working or serving in the military. While in high-school I realized I had a knack for explaining subjects and concepts in many different ways, often relating them to students in new analogies or di... (read more)
...In the subsequent year, I changed jobs to start working at the University of Oklahoma’s Math Center, where I tutored both single and multivariable calculus. I believe that tutoring is a skill of its own, and so only through experience and trial and error can one become a good tutor. After tutor... (read more)