...It is this ability that fueled my desire to excel in the subject. It was this desire that lead me to learn the deep ins and outs, the whys of math. It was my love of math that helped me decide to study engineering in college (as a side note, I received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineer... (read more)
...I took a great deal of Physics as an undergraduate, as Engineering is largely based on mathematical models of physical phenomena. I have also tutored many students in Physics. I enjoy the overlap of math and physics, also. (read more)
...Before graduate school, I tutored for about two years, roughly 15-20 hours week for a tutoring service at my University, tutoring college algebra, trigonometry, Calculus I, II, and III, differential equations, statistics, probability, and related subjects. I was also the team leader for the math... (read more)
...For three years I worked at the Sanger Learning Center as a math and physics tutor. Prior to transferring to UT, I attended Lone Star College, where I also worked as a tutor. I have also done some tutoring on my own during summers.As part of my degree, I had to take quite a few math courses, all of which, when boiled down, are based on algebra. (read more)
...Since graduating, I've worked as a postdoc at BYU and two national laboratories, and published papers in which applying math was a central component. I've taught multiple calculus recitation sections (medium sized class) at Purdue, taught an acoustics class for non-Physics majors at Brigham Youn... (read more)