...Inequalities and how the inequality sign changes on multiplication by (-1).
Simple interest. Different kinds of numbers like imaginary numbers, prime numbers etc. Patterns and sequences. (read more)
...I prefer to take a individualized approach whereby on our first meeting I try to assess what each student is having difficulty with and how they learn. From there I cater my tutoring to that individual student's needs. I encourage my students to be active learners giving many examples that guide the student through solving problems. (read more)
...I know I am a very effective tutor and can motivate and truly make the student understand the most difficult material in a very short time. I have a 19 year old son myself who goes to Folsom Lake College and I have been helping him do well all his life. I have also been tutoring students for the past 25 years, throughout college, and helping my nephews and nieces through school & college. (read more)
...Recently, one of my students scored a 90% on a test that the rest of his class averaged a 60% on. I had only tutored him for 3 hours at that point! On the test before that, I helped him score an 81% while his class averaged 40%!
He eventually sent one of his classmates to get tutoring lessons from me, and another one of his classmates actually sought me out and found me on her own. (read more)
...As far as experience goes, I have tutored high school and college students off and on for about 10 years, and taught mathematics and statistics courses as an adjunct community college instructor and university lecturer for about 4 years. The biggest challenge I encountered when teaching classes ... (read more)