...But I also understand that many people don't have the same enthusiasm for math that I do. If math is a struggle for you, I will aim to guide you through multiple ways of thinking about a problem. I believe the best way to understand a problem is to use as many problem-solving strategies as you can, until it finally "clicks."Beyond math, I have several other academic interests. (read more)
23 Subjects: includingPhysics,Prealgebra,Statistics,Discrete Math
...I'm also very familiar with day-to-day workhorse tools involved with software development: powerful editors(vi/vim), regular expressions, make-files, unix shells (bash), pattern matching, file manipulations, perl one-liners, awk/sed/vi, and general dev under POSIX .
Although most of my experience... (read more)
...I enjoy tutoring because I get to provide real help to people as they pursue their goals. I also appreciate the challenges of listening well, assigning appropriate work, and giving reasonable and memorable explanations. I teach "to the test" but in a way that the student builds her fundamental knowledge. (read more)
...I also teach math comprehension strategies, for example, when adding 20+18 you can add 20+20 and then subtract 2. I have taught AP Biology and Biology for over ten years. I have lots of test-prep materials and tips/tricks to help students be successful at the AP Bio exam. (read more)
...I'm Kate. I've been a nurse for 9 years, with the last 2.5 years working as a Nurse Practitioner. I hold a BS in Health Science and a BS in Nursing, as well as an MS in Nursing. (read more)