...I swam for 10+ years as a member of the Tualatin Hills Swim Club (THSC) in Portland, OR. Additionally, as a high school swimmer I was part of two state championship winning teams and qualified for state in individuals events three years consecutively. I was also a part of the club swimming team at Duke University. (read more)
...For three years I worked at the Sanger Learning Center as a math and physics tutor. Prior to transferring to UT, I attended Lone Star College, where I also worked as a tutor. I have also done some tutoring on my own during summers.As part of my degree, I had to take quite a few math courses, all of which, when boiled down, are based on algebra. (read more)
...More recently, I worked for seven semesters at the Math Study Center at Brigham Young University - Idaho where I specialized in calculus. I excelled in 8th grade geometry. I have studied geometric principles in algebra 2, pre-calculus, and three semesters of calculus. (read more)
...Just short of the most fun math -- Calculus. I enjoy tutoring this because I focus on showing the students how these concepts will be leveraged in Calculus. Its fun and interesting. (read more)
...I used MATLAB extensively for data processing, to plotting, to image processing and analysis. I am quite creative and that allows me to approach problem solving in a manner that works well with MATLAB's structure. On the other hand, I have been providing MATLAB workshops for years for undergrads as part of my ASME volunteering duties and will restart the program at my new university. (read more)