...In middle school, students learn study skills they’ll need in high school and beyond. Students with organizational challenges may need more support or guidance. For example, in math, they may need guidelines on how to spatially lay out a problem to make it legible. (read more)
...I have also taught some graduate level special topics courses in dynamical systems theory and geophysical fluid dynamics, and am active in software development (currently ".NET" using c#).
I enjoy math and science very much, and I find breaking down complicated problems to a step-by-step approa... (read more)
...I consider myself to be more student-oriented than average. I don't like training people to parrot back correct answers or memorize a list of steps. I meet students where they are, engaging in dialogue with them about their best approach to a problem and where they get stuck or intimidated. (read more)
...The most important thing I can do as a tutor is to help students learn general skills and study skills, not just how to complete the specific assignments we work on together. While working with a middle school student on ancient Egyptian history, for example, I make sure to emphasize how to use ... (read more)
...My specialties are Calculus I-III, differential equations (both ordinary and partial), and linear algebra at the high school through master's degree levels. I also have vast experience using programming languages like MATLAB and Mathematica for scientific computations, including numerical method... (read more)