Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors in Vacaville, CA

...was born and raised in the Bay Area and moved back after college. Alongside tutoring, I am a Chemist at Eurofins Scientific in the North Bay. While in college, I was a teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biochemistry as well as a private tutor for General and Organic Chemistry. I have a lot of experience helping students understand scientific subjects that can often be found confusing. I love science and find joy...

...Biology. Using the knowledge and skills gained through my education I have had the opportunity to do research at the VA Hospital on prostate cancer, present at and attend symposiums, and participate in the research and design of signaling protein antibody markers, to name a few things. I have a passion for the sciences and truly enjoy sharing that passion and helping others understand the world around them. I have a deep appreciation of education...

...CSUS with my masters degree in accountancy. I plan to teach undergraduates after graduation. I have worked in consumer finance, real estate, and banking for more than twenty years and have a passion for numbers. My current position is accountant for a governmental agency. Outside of work, I am kept busy by my husband and three children. As a tutor, I listen closely, offer tips when needed, and provide lesson plans or additional practice, if...

...the value in me as a tutor is teaching students how to solve problems on their own, instead of just relying on me to give them the answers. I can teach students the importance of not giving up, ease the pressure they get from academics, and help them to comprehend the learning material more easily. I am able to put myself in their shoes and help them guide through each problem, essay, and assignment.... Someone who teaches should be in the same standpoint as the student.

...have worked as a teacher's assistant at a middle school in East Harlem, New York, led ESL classes for Chinese immigrants at the Chinese Progressive Association in New York, taught English to students at a university in Santiago, Chile and to refugees with the International Rescue Committee in Sacramento, CA and I have managed a tutoring program at an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. I am passionate about teaching and tutoring and I have experience...

I am an Electrical Engineering graduate from CSU Sacramento. As a student, I was tutored in my math classes which allowed me pursue an engineering degree. I believe a good math foundation is a key to succeeding in the engineering field.

...MIT, received awards at various math competitions, and received top scores on various standardized tests. I have previously worked as a software engineer and a patent attorney. I tutor students from 8th grade through graduate school on courses ranging from Algebra 1 through college math. Some popular subjects are Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus, and Statistics. I also tutor for the Math sections of standardized tests, where the focus is of course...

...students shy away from the core concepts in physics and, preferring instead to learn only the specific problems assigned. This can result in the confusion when the student is confronted with a new problem. For this reason, I first ensure that the student grasps the basic concepts, and I then illustrate the concepts with a variety of examples. Learning in this way leads to a more thorough understanding of the subject and gives the student...

...the summer. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from San Francisco State University. Currently I work in special education as an Instructional Assistant. Personality plus my skills will help me to reach success. I live a very relaxed life: I am patient, a problem solver, and I am willing to go the extra mile to change a misunderstanding to an understanding. I like to familiarize myself with every student's motivation level, learn...

...In the Navy, I was in charge of teaching and training personnel in scholastic topics in math and science. Since being in college, I have tutored for the last three years at San Diego State University and San Diego Mesa Community College in math and science. I enjoy teaching and tutoring in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Organic Chemistry. My greatest strength in teaching and tutoring is in concept integration across the different fields of...