...Have taken AP Calculus AB and College Calculus 2 & 3, not receiving less than a A in any class. I have over 80 hours in tutoring Calculus to fellow classmates and younger ages, having found tens of different ways of explaining a concept given the students strengths. In addition, I have 30 hours on record of tutoring AP Calculus BC. (read more)
...In order for true learning to take place, the student needs to process the material and apply it in some way. I also incorporate assessments periodically to evaluate the strength of the student's comprehension. In order to avoid unnecessary confusion for my students, I base my lessons off the curriculum the student is using at school. (read more)
...Continual assessment of knowledge and understanding is the key - derived from observation and questioning. My emphasis is always on achieving deeper understanding. I graduated from the University of Cambridge in England - one of the world's premier engineering schools, where everything (including mathematics) is brought back to first principles. (read more)
...My varied experience and my previous life as an English Major and Theatre Minor as an undergrad has given me the ability to communicate concepts in different ways than what other math teachers may do. I have had a long string of success as a tutor, helping struggling students and those students ... (read more)
...Math, in particular, came easily to me from the beginning of my academic journey; as variables, graphs, and subsequent higher dimensional math were introduced into the curriculum, my peers came to me when the teacher's explanations didn't click with them. As I navigated my college career, which ... (read more)