...Going one step at a time also allows my students to understand the full picture, without throwing them into the deep end before they're ready. I have 3 years of experience teaching for the MIT math department. Most of my students were college freshmen, and my focus was on teaching calculus. (read more)
...The AP courses are designed to be the equivalent of the general course taken in college. ACT and SAT are both standardized tests designed to measure students' critical thinking skills and to assess their ability to apply knowledge and logic when solving problems. I also teach AP, ACT and SAT ch... (read more)
...Tutoring is about getting the student motivated to learn and help them become confident in their ability to succeed. I did not have anyone pushing me to do well in high school, and I finished with a 4.2 weighted GPA. I want other students to be able to push themselves and strive to perform to the best of their ability. (read more)
...On my research side, I use quantum field theory as a tool to study particle theories of dark matter. As a theoretical physics PhD, I use a wide variety of mathematical techniques in my work every day, including those in precalculus. I have tutored math and physics for over 8 years as well. (read more)
...The biochemical work that I've done during and since getting my PhD has required extensive use of bacteria. We use strains of bacteria in the lab for techniques such as cloning and over-expression of protein. Thus, it is necessary to have a solid microbiology background. (read more)