My name is Sam. I recently completed my PhD in Math at UMass Amherst. I have experience as an instructor and as a teaching assistant in calculus, as well as one-on-one tutoring at the Calculus Help Center. (read more)
...Completed three semesters of Calculus as an undergrad. Used Calculus as an Antenna engineer for a few years. I have tutored Pre-Calc and Calc with at least 10 students, including tutoring AP calculus to prepare for the exam. (read more)
...My love of teaching Math goes back to my high school days, when I started tutoring students from lower grade levels in Math as part of helping my Mom run her at-home tutoring services. From that early age, when I discovered the joy in helping students understand difficult Math concepts, I have b... (read more)
...The "hard drive" back then was a teletype that produced a ticker tape of each line of code. I learned to program with machine code and very much appreciate the advent of modern computing that makes all of this so much easier. My long history with computers has built a solid, self-taught knowledge of setting up and using them effeciently. (read more)