...I taught Anatomy & Physiology to college students (who were mostly pre-nursing). I have a PhD in microbiology and I am a Science journalist. I am working toward a professional certificate in Applied Biostatistics at UW. I also took basic stats as an undergraduate. (read more)
...Whether it's the Common Core, the new GMAT, or the Art Of Problem Solving, I take elements of teaching and learning and mold it for the individual. I genuinely enjoy math, and I find it incredibly rewarding to help those who could use a little extra support. When I was a student, probability was my most challenging subject. (read more)
...I also often tutored informally: I was the go-to "tutor" for many of my friends and classmates who had math or French questions or who needed someone to look over an essay or college application. I continued to work with students in college as part of the Academic Fellows, an honorary service or... (read more)
...Rather than memorizing formulas and plugging and chugging, I prefer to help students understand the underlying concepts that they are working with in math so that they can solve problems on their own. Building up your toolbox of math skills is important, but equally important is understanding wh... (read more)
...I was very wrong. I first took Calculus my second year of high school, and I remember it as being quite a paradigm shift from all the math I knew. There was a moment taking the calculus series that I realized I wasn’t solving for some “x” anymore. (read more)