I have a Caltech bachelor's degree in Physics, and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. I was a full time teacher for 5 years as professor at a community college where I taught both general physics and calculus-based physics, as well as astronomy, environmental science and math. Over the past fifteen years... (read more)
...Students that hone these techniques over considerable practice have had great success! A recent SAT student achieved a perfect 800 math score and two recent SAT students achieved composite scores of 2130 and 2150! I have successfully tutored a number of ISEE, SSAT and TACHS students using techniques that I have developed to help SAT students raise their scores by several hundred points! (read more)
...I have taught Precalculus at Brooklyn College. I received a 766 on the math portion of the SAT. As an undergraduate I took a course "Advanced Calculus for Engineers" which covered this material. (read more)
...Over the years I've learned first-hand that the right educator and learning environment can have a huge impact on the lives of students, not just academically but socially and emotionally as well. I've experienced it myself by learning in the wrong learning environment for my needs with educator... (read more)
...My approach to tutoring is simple: I try to understand how a student is thinking. This can be done by sharing how I am thinking and invite the student to do the same. This is a collaborative process built on mutual trust. (read more)