...I was trained as a theoretical statistician when working on my PhD degree and as a result I had to learn a lot of probability. Probability is an essential mathematical tool to have in the bag for a statistician. More important, I did not only have to learn it, but also I needed to use it and still do. (read more)
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I have long been passionate and enthusiastic about teaching math & chemistry. What I love to teach the most is providing life-long understanding of concepts (with fun facts on life applications) and not simply pure memorizations. I do emphasize the importance of building a strong basic foundation as it's vital for learning advanced topics. (read more)
...I majored in history and literature at Harvard, and have tutored numerous students over the years at all levels up to and including APUSH. I can focus on multiple choice, short answer, and DBQs and other essays. I have been working with students of all levels at improving their writing and developing their vocabulary and usage skills for over 20 years. (read more)
...I will find the most efficient and effective way to get improved results in your specific areas of concern, for example:
* Academic vocabulary/reading comprehension
* Graphs/tables
* Note-taking/homework
* Studying/testing
* Labs/projects
If you live in or near the South Bay, please consider me ... (read more)
...Maybe your hyperbolas look more like ellipses or there is an ellipsis in your understanding of factoring terms with nasty leading coefficients? No problem! The “big star” method of factoring will help rescue you, while my beautiful drawings will help you make short work of limits, preparing you for calculus next year! (read more)