Award-Winning Calculus Tutors serving San Mateo, CA

...four years of teaching experience in a variety of roles from principal instructor of college math classes to one-on-one mentoring with high school students. I am passionate about social justice, novel mathematics education, and increasing diversity in STEM majors and careers. Currently, I am working on a thesis in discrete geometry and combinatorics, as well as doing research for UCSF where I design machine vision software. I am well positioned to motivate and justify nearly...

...a Senior at UC Berkeley, expecting to graduate next spring with a degree in Engineering Physics. Since I began tutoring, it has always been my philosophy to make sure the student understands a subject by breaking down concepts in the easiest way. My passion for the sciences drives me to not only teach what is on paper, but offer deeper insights to the material. I also love to laugh, and because of that, I try...

...a Stanford University undergraduate studying Math and Physics. I'm studying to one day become a researcher and professor. One of the things I love is making others more knowledgeable and passionate about math and science through scientific communication and tutoring. I am most passionate to tutor Calculus, Linear algebra, and ACT/SAT Math. I believe that the biggest obstacles to learning Math are 1. judgmental social environments and 2. inexperience with the multidimensional nature of math....

...Systems and Theater double-major at Stanford University in Northern California, Milan is very excited to be a part of the Varsity Tutors team. His main academic interests are English, philosophy, math, and computer science, but Milan enjoys many other subjects (psychology, physics, and economics to name a few). He is fluent in Spanish and an active member of the Latino community. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, and taking the occasional photograph.

...also volunteered on a weekly basis at a local community center to provide homework and study help to students. I have also helped students study and prepare for the PSAT and SAT math sections. It is my belief that, in addition to the raw information presented, math and science courses teach crucial analytical skills that can be utilized by anyone in whichever path of life they choose to pursue. For this reason, I try to...

...Economics, and for a variety of ages: from kindergarteners to my peers at college. Math has definitely been my favorite subject to tutor; I find joy in helping people who are struggling get to a point where concepts finally make sense. There is a sort of instant gratification when you are able to find a solution to a tricky math problem. Through my experience with standardized tests like the SAT, I have found many tricks...

...a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, studying Electrical Engineering (undergrad), Throughout high school but less so in college, I have tutored students and peers in academic areas more focused on writing and math. A core part of my teaching and learning philosophy is that I will have mastered a material if I can teach another person these concepts and come up with my own examples to illustrate my understanding. I will infuse this...

...graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a BS in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Chinese. I have about two years of experience in tutoring students. I tutor high school and college level mathematics and SAT/ACT preparation. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, the subjects that interest me the most are calculus, college level mathematics, and test prep. I have a calm, adaptive tutoring style. I revise my tutoring strategies to fit...

...loved getting to know all of my students. Every single one has taught me so many things about learning and teaching, and I believe in return many have grown from working with me. For me, learning to work with a student is like solving a puzzle. Each student has her or his own unique set of strengths. I believe that figuring out what these are and molding the content around them is the key to...

Hi, I'm Will and I am currently a freshman at Chapman University majoring in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in physiology. I love to play tennis as well as hanging out with my friends during my free time.

...believe that each and every student is capable of becoming to reach their potential with the subjects they take. I've been a student myself for essentially my whole life and the most important lesson I've learned would be that it is important to never lose hope when life gets tough. It's okay if you don't have all As every semester in every class: what's more important is your effort. One's efforts and hard work are...

...and graduated from UC Berkeley, where I pursued Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Immunology. I worked as a peer tutoring during college and I currently tutor for a non-profit organization that targets high school students. I speak English and Chinese; I speak both Cantonese and Mandarin. My strengths as a tutor are threefold. I like to focus on exam skills. I also like to build special study methods to help students improve study...

Hello! My name is Serena Choi and I am a current graduate from the University of California, Riverside. My hobbies include exercising, hiking, playing video games, and trying new foods. I'm looking forward to meeting you and helping you with your academic success!

Hi! My name is Andrew; I'm currently studying Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. In my free time, I'm an avid debater, frisbee player, and nap-taker. Recently, I've been researching metabolic engineering in yeast- ask me about it if you want to be bored. I love to learn, and can't wait to help everyone here learn with me!

Hello! I have over 10 years of experience tutoring and teaching math. I've taught everyone from elementary school students to adults, in subjects ranging from arithmetic to graduate level mathematics. I graduated from UCBerkeley with a BA in applied math, and from SFSU with a MA in math. ... Whenever helping a student, I make sure to show them every step of the process, working them not only through the technical details but also my thought...

...teach math in a public high school. My experience includes working with a broad range of students from: college, high school, high performing to low performing high risk, newcomer or special education students. I like working with students that have challenges so I am very patient and resourceful. I am majoring in economics and I'm proud to consider myself a big nerd who geeks out on math, world history, ethnic studies, English, Spanish, creative writing,...

I like to help students understand the fundamentals.

As a teacher entering my seventh year in the classroom, I want to work with the goal for all students to have access to an equal and fair education.

I recently graduated UC Berkeley with a Masters in Theoretical Chemistry. I have tutored and taught at every level of chemistry from high schoolers to graduate students. I have also taught mathematics and physics at the college and high school levels. I love teaching and find the process of helping...

My goal is to help students in college, high school, or middle school learn Math.