I graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Mathematics, and I am currently a math PhD student at the University of Delaware. I was an undergraduate teaching assistant for college algebra and pre-calculus at UMN for two years. Currently, I am a teaching assistant at UD for Calculus I and Calculus II. (read more)
...My first formal work as a tutor began in my senior year in high school - 12 years ago. I tutored my classmates in math and science topics in preparation for the exit exams (equivalent to the SAT). Throughout college I tutored high school and university students in math, physics and chemistry. I... (read more)
...For any given course, shifting approaches can suddenly make everything clear. WAY BEYOND SIMPLE TUTORING:
With tens of thousands of hours of tutoring experience, my goal is to save my students many hours of labor, for each hour they see me. Standard textbook/classroom approaches are often abysmal. (read more)
...Students learn to update their ledgers every day, including on weekends. They also learn how to set aside time each day for focused studying, with breaks between courses. The student's ledger serves as a guide for that day's activities. (read more)
...I have taught and tutored chemistry for over twenty years. It is one of the subjects I most enjoy teaching. Pre-Algebra and Algebra were the first subjects I began tutoring in high school as a volunteer "Peer Tutor" over 20 years ago. (read more)