...Recently, (2012) I had the privilege of becoming trained in the most up to date information concerning this field by a summer Amherst College seminar for Massachusetts science teachers and also at that time, obtained various genetics lab equipment as well for teaching genetics to biology students... (read more)
...I received my PhD in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I have more than 5 years of college chemistry tutoring experience, including lab work, and I also have experience tutoring high school chemistry in addition to physics. I have spent the last 3.5 years teaching a variety of neuroscience courses at Smith College. (read more)
...Throughout high school, I came to understand that I appreciated the most were not the ones I necessarily was the most interested in. Instead, the teachers made the difference between an enjoyable class and an unengaging class. I sometimes found the textbook definitions and explanations unsatisfactory so those instructors that were patient and fully explained concepts were my favorite ones. (read more)
...I have studied them in courses including multivariable calculus (the idea of linear functions is essential to this topic), abstract algebra (where you learn that matrices can be put into certain standard forms), and functional analysis (a generalization of linear algebra to "infinite matrices"). ... (read more)
...In addition, I will provide various models for the student on how to take notes, prepare for tests and quizzes, as well as how/what to review for class and/or assessments. I was a high school English teacher in which I spent time working with students in creating and writing college essays to su... (read more)