My experience includes tutoring high school, college level and graduate students for over 10 years as a university teaching assistant, lecturer and private tutor. My expertise covers all areas of Mathematics from high school through college, as well as for selected graduate level courses. My approach emphasizes confidence building and mastery of material as opposed to memorization of facts. (read more)
...I believe this informs my work as a Foreign Language teacher, but also allows me to understand the needs of younger students. Having six younger brothers and sisters probably also adds to my comfortability with tutoring younger students. I have taught and tutored for 10+ years in a variety of subjects. (read more)
...I teach calculus regularly, and I am in the process of writing a rigorous text for students in the life sciences. I have taught traditional calculus courses (for physics, engineering, and mathematics), calculus courses for life sciences, and business calculus. I have served as a Reader (grader) for the AP Calculus exams. (read more)
...I left West Port to pursue tutoring so that I could reach students more effectively through individualized teaching methods. When teaching or tutoring students in math, I believe in a guided approach, where I facilitate the student's learning without giving away the answer. I will ask them ques... (read more)
...I wish to instill a passion and appreciation for mathematics in the students I work with, as mathematics can be such an enjoyable subject when it is taught engagingly. I have nearly two years of formal tutoring experience through Wyzant and other sites, but my passion for problem-solving and hel... (read more)