Gerardo: River Forest tutor

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I am an astrophysicist. I worked for NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute, The X-ray Astrophysics Laboratory at NASA/Goddard, and Johns Hopkins University doing research in galaxy evolution. I have twelve years of teaching and directing projects for undergrad students at Salisbury University. All the students that I have advised made it to grad school. Even though I could teach and tutor in physics and astronomy, I am passioned about math and teaching math. The reason is that math is the language of science.

By learning math, I would also like to help students to find their own way to learn math. Thanks to my experience developing tests for students at different levels I can help students to prepare for Standardized Tests. As part of a new way to approach math, having fun learning will improve the math skills. Sports statistics are a good way to begin. When not working in astronomy, I love to write, play basketball with my son, and I do yoga.

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Gerardo’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Graduate Degree: National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics - Master of Science, Astrophysics

Graduate Degree: Instituto de Astronomía UNAM - Doctor of Science, Astrophysics

Hobbies

I love reading science fiction. My last favorites are The Martian, and Ready Player One. I love to write. I like to dance --Latin dance is my favorite--, yoga and sports in general. I play basketball, tennis, golf, and I played soccer when I was in college.

Tutoring Subjects

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

AP Physics C: Mechanics

Chemistry

Conversational Spanish

Differential Equations

Elementary School Math

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