Math Tutors

My clients have ranged from middle school students learning basic math skills to college students taking calculus. What makes me a great tutor is my ability to connect with my clients on a personal level and help them figure out how they best learn the material. Every student is different, and my ability to adapt my tutoring methods for someone's individual needs make me a fun and understanding tutor. In my free time, I love spending time with friends, dancing, traveling, and taking pictures.

As an MS and PhD graduate student, I have experience teaching, tutoring, and mentoring college undergraduates and postgraduates in most disciplines of biology. As the oldest child of a large family, I am also very good at working with elementary, middle school, and high school students. At these levels, I am capable of assisting most subjects, but primarily sciences and mathematics.

I have a firm grasp on all subjects regarding Mathematics up to college level Calculus 2. As far as English is concerned, since my degree is both a science and humanities degree, I have mastered how to write persuasively, informatively, and creatively. Critical thinking skills and good reading comprehension, I believe, is crucial to succeeding in any English class or pass any sort of exam in English as well. These skills have been grossly ingrained within me, because of all of my humanities courses including but not limited to persuasive anthropology classes, writing seminars and the like.

I helped a range of students. Some were English majors and some majored in Physics. I learned how to explain math in many ways for many different minds. I learned how to explain the problems in a clear and concise way for even the self declared 'math impaired' students.

I use an informal style so that the student can feel comfortable asking questions, hopefully relating personally to the students so that they can actually have fun and look forward to tutoring. I tutor standardized tests and most high school classes. .

Also during this time, I was a teacher’s assistant for Precalculus and an upper level math course. While at Emory, I participated in weekly Calculus help sessions during my first two years. Although most recently I have assisted students trying to navigate their way through Calculus, I am very well versed in the mathematics learned in middle school and high school..

I like to take away the serious and abstract nature of the material, and make it relevant to your personal interests. This has worked very well - some of my students even made me cookies*! I strongly believe that anyone can be good at math and science, and during my time as a tutor, I have proved myself right on several occasions. In my free time, I enjoy listening to music, irritating my girlfriend with my guitar playing, reading just about anything, and practising some sweet Taekwondo moves. *Payment of cookies is not necessary or expected.

My past students have progressed through U.S. Military Academies, Engineering schools, Medical schools and Business schools. In my spare time, I conduct educational research regarding teaching & learning mathematics. I also volunteer as a Chess Coach in various Charter Schools and after-school intervention and enrichment programs..

When it comes to the sciences, there are always many ways in which to conceptualize a problem. I enjoy looking at problems from different directions to help others understand and learn the information better. My tutoring style is flexible, and I think the most important aspect of tutoring is helping the student find his or her own way to best conceptualize the material. I believe the best way to succeed is to become motivated by learning, not just by the end goal.

I've also worked for laboratories at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology. My tutoring methods cater to every student's needs individually. I feel as though there is no cookie cutter method for tutoring students, rather each student's needs and abilities be assessed before developing a tutoring system that ensures he or she will make steps to a greater understanding of the material. When these steps are connected and the student can demonstrate the skill is when I know he or she fully grasps the material and can move on.