...like the satisfaction of knowing that a student is able to open up new frontiers for themselves through learning. I have found that through patience and repetition students are able to gradually take on what once seemed impossible. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from Russell Sage College in 1992, graduating with "Magna Cum Laude" accolades. This launched off my physical therapy career. I have spent the last 25 years as...
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...thinking. I emphasize showing the rules of math. So often students get confused on certain concepts because they have learned some type of shortcut in the past, which does not apply with all cases. However, if the students just know the rules, they can apply their knowledge with any given problem. The rules will never change; the only thing that changes are the numbers. My tutoring work also helps me be a better classroom teacher,...
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I am graduate student in Software Engineering and have a strong background in mathematics, statistics and physics. Teaching and tutoring is something I have done extensively during school because it helps me revisit many foundational concepts in these subjects, helps evolve my teaching strategies and above all: because I love doing it. I am always looking for feedback and ideas on how I can be the best tutor to you.
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I believe every student can learn and do all in my power to help each student achieve success. I have more than 30 years of teaching experience at grade levels from 6th through graduate school.
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...Public Health from University of Alabama Birmingham. I am currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Design for Social Innovation. I have tutored middle school and high school students for over 10 years. My tutoring subjects include Math, Science, and ACT prep. When I tutor, I like to get to know my students, understand their frustrations, and also set realistic goals. My favorite subject to tutor is math because I like to see students...
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I am a recent graduate from Oklahoma Christian University with a heart for helping others. I graduated with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in Software Engineering.
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...mathematics to differential equations. I have taught undergraduate courses such as statistics, calculus, multivariate calculus, business calculus, linear algebra and differential equations. I have taught courses in college algebra, pre-calculus, survey of mathematics, mathematical modeling and high school algebra courses. My expertise lie in applied mathematics, specifically numerical analysis and my primary field of interest is stochastic differential equations. Some personal hobbies of mine are spending time with my children, weight training, playing the guitar...
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I received my BA in Mathematics from Grove City College, PA and I received my Masters degree from Western Governors' University. I have 30 years experience teaching middle school, high school, and community college mathematics. My teaching philosophy is learning through mastery. Mastery requires identifying mistakes and correcting them. I try to use a step by step straight forward approach so that students don't become bogged down in the theory of math.
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...absolutely love science and mathematics and look for any opportunity to help others to understand why these subjects fascinate me. I am currently in my senior year at ASU; I have a 3.96 GPA, and I am married with two young boys. For the past two years I have been working for the University Academic Success Program at ASU helping students excel in math, physics, and chemistry. Those I tutor come from a diverse background...
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...than Math are people who hate Math. I have failed Math classes before and struggled with difficult topics and found my way through. I understand that Math is often the most difficult, confusing, and most frustrating subject for most people. Half of succeeding in Math is knowledge, but the other half is pure confidence. I want to help you through the confusion and set you up to know and believe you can do it. Nothing...
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...critical thinking and universal concepts. My teaching philosophy is to target the student's source of frustration, to ensure correct terminology using the student's course materials, to provide strategies for memorizing information, and to focus the bulk of the tutoring session on the student's homework or projects. In addition, I am very understanding, patient, and kind. My hobbies include music, poetry, songwriting, violin, copyright law, producing records, photography, and videography. I like helping students with homework,...
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The student and I continued to review concepts that jumped out at him as tricky or confusing. We walked straight through the chapter summaries and when he didn't recognize a topic I asked him to confirm with the teacher that they definitely hadn't covered it in class. We solidified his foundations just in time for the test.
Today we reviewed for her final. We covered coordinate geometry, including plotting points, reflections, translations, and dilations. We also discussed rational vs. irrational numbers, and scientific notation. She did well. We also discussed inequalities but will work on them again next time.
The student and I continued to work on probability and combinatorics. We finished one homework assignment that consisted mainly of the probability of the union and intersection of sample spaces. The student is starting to understand the concepts a little better each time. We used Venn Diagrams in an application and were able to complete a challenging question. She was able to explain the entire process to me by the end of the session.
Today the student went over solving inequalities. We worked extensively with writing up algebraic equations to represent word problem situations. The student also reviewed how to work with negative numbers in addition/subtraction and multiplication/division situations.
The student and I went over the review given by her teacher. For each topic, we re-capped the important points and key concepts. I then had her practice reapplying the ideas with my oversight, and asked her to do a few specific problems from each chapter.
The student and I looked through her math notebook from the most recent school year. Using Mandarin with a little bit of English, I asked her what was hardest and easiest for her in math. She mentioned that her main problem was understanding the English math terminology. We made flashcards using the +, -, x, and division symbols with associated English terms. We reviewed adding fractions (changing denominators), reducing fractions, comparing fractions, and mixed number addition.
