...I believe in order to keep students engaged in math you need to be passionate about it yourself or else they likely won't follow your lead. While some math students learn best by just "following the steps" and memorizing an algorithm I also understand some students need to know the answer to the... (read more)
I've taught math and statistics classes at the college level. There's no substitute for hard work, but sometimes additional instruction in a private setting can make all the difference! I provide helpful math tutoring for West Des Moines and vicinity and prefer to meet at the WDM library, although other locations are possible. (read more)
...I have a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. I graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 and a Math GPA of 3.8, earning As in all of the introductory math courses, including Calculus 1/2/3, Linear Algebra and Combinatorics/Graph Theory. I am currently pursuing a PhD ... (read more)
...Math PhD with 6 years experience teaching courses at a community college (average student evaluation rating of 3.8/4 with 100% "yes" answer to recommending instructor to another student) plus experience as a teaching assistant as both undergraduate and graduate student. Taught full range of cour... (read more)
...I have also helped many students prepare for SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT and ASVAB tests. I have a BS in Mathematics from Grand View in Des Moines and am now working on my Masters in Actuarial Science at the University of Iowa. If you have aspirations of a career in the sciences, economics, finance, or even business, then mathematics is quite possibly the most important language to learn. (read more)