I am a highly experienced STEM tutor with a strong educational background and a passion for teaching. Holding a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University, where I also completed a Master's thesis in Environmental Engineering, I have honed my expertise in the sciences. Throughout my acad... (read more)
...I have been teaching and tutoring mathematics for over twenty years. Starting in high school in Connecticut and continuing through my college days at Cornell, I have enjoyed helping others to better understand mathematics in order to improve their test-taking experiences. I find it very rewarding to see the individual success that each of my students has gained through our tutelage. (read more)
...I like to ensure that students understand WHY the process works, and to support their understanding with diagrams and graphs. Learn it - don't memorize it. I have taught Trigonometry for over 25 years. (read more)
13 Subjects: includingPrecalculus,Calculus,Trigonometry,SAT Math
...I justify all the definitions and make them to look very simple. Finding the simplest arguments for every proof is my job to help the students, and since everything would be in the right order it just seems to flow, and my students almost could guess every proof that I am about to give them, be... (read more)
...Also, what I probably found most useful in the long run is how my tutor forced me to pace myself on worksheets by timing me sometimes, which really helped me out when it came to tests and quizzes. Everything my tutor did for me is the reason I want to be a tutor and how I will tutor my students.... (read more)