...Where applicable for younger students, I often introduce fun math games to strengthen those students’ basic math skills. I think that one of my strengths is my patience. Another strength is that I understand that it is essential to build a student’s confidence as he or she learns. (read more)
...My interest in tutoring begins with a deep love for the subject matter, which means that for me there's no substitute for actually understanding it: getting the right answer isn't nearly as important as being able to explain why it's right. As a tutor, my main job isn't to talk, but to listen: I... (read more)
I have other thirty-five years of teaching/tutoring experience beginning in 1977 as the manager/tutor of the Stanford Tutoring Service in Palo Alto, California. There are few things more gratifying to me than the look of satisfaction in the eyes of a student for whom the math mystery has been revea... (read more)
...While at the Singapore American School, I tutored high school students in every grade level, and in courses such as Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calc I, II, and III. As a professor, I have been teaching Calculus II, primarily to incoming college freshmen. What I have found works best is ... (read more)
...I scored in the 99th percentile (168 math/170 verbal) and regularly tutor for the GRE. I have a formula for success and students who learn from me can expect to get an edge over the competition. I have an MCAT score of 41/45 (99th percentile) and as an MD-PhD, I am in my element when it comes to science. (read more)