I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. I attended Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 and then Taylor Allderdice High School, where I regularly did peer tutoring in math. I attended Mount Holyoke College, a women's liberal arts college in western Massachusetts, majoring in mathematics and completing a minor in English. (read more)
...Second, we will go through guided practice together. I will demonstrate a problem or lead you through a discussion to demonstrate and application of material we have just covered. Lastly, you will attempt independent practice. (read more)
...Besides tutoring the MCATs, I also tutor high school to college level students in mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics. I have taught computer programming in Visual Basic, C++, and Java for 4 years to high school students and I have also taught Java to some very talented students in Joh... (read more)
...My mind sees the practical applications of math and I am able to explain them using every day examples, which make understanding the math easier. I have also taught Engineering Thermodynamics at Penn State where I was able to bring over forty years of work experience to demonstrate the principle... (read more)
...I have taken upper level math (calculus AB/BC, statistics, computational mathematics) and got 5/5 on the Calculus AP exam I have previously tutored children ages 4 through 12 in reading at a public library. I understand that children in this age group need to be taught in a creative, yet structu... (read more)