Alan: Arlington Heights tutor
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I obtained my B.S. degrees in physics and astronomy from the University of Arizona in 2008, with minors in mathematics and Italian. I have a wide range of experience teaching and tutoring my favorite subjects of physics, mathematics, astronomy, and various computer science core areas (including Linux, C++, C, Python, Qt, and Bash).
I teach in the Socratic method. Simply presenting physics or mathematics as a series of disconnected facts is not the correct way to teach a subject that involves active reasoning and problem solving. My students learn best when I teach them how to ask questions. For example, one student setup an appointment with me asking me how to draw a ray diagram depicting a convex lens forming an image. I did not just tell him Heres what it looks like. No. I asked him questions and led him through the problem to the solution, at which he arrived on his own. He then said: You know, Mr. A., I learned more in the past five minutes about optics than my entire last semester. I thought he was exaggerating, but then I realized that his teacher last semester did not present him with the logic of how a lens works; rather, he presented optics as mere facts and not as an argument.
In my free time I like to read.
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Undergraduate Degree: University of Arizona - Bachelor of Science, Physics
Undergraduate Degree: University of Arizona - Bachelor of Science, Astronomy
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- Algebra
- Algebra 2
- Algebra 3/4
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Physics 1
- AP Physics 2
- Applied Mathematics
- Arithmetic
- Art
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Calculus 2
- Calculus 3
- Chess
- College Algebra
- College Computer Science
- College English
- College Physics
- Competition Math
- Compilers
- Computational Problem Solving
- Computer Game Design
- Computer Programming
- Computer Science
- Computer Theory
- Concurrency
- Conversational Italian
- Cosmology
- Cryptography
- Discrete Math
- Distributed Computing
- Earth Science
- Electromagnetism
- Elementary Math
- Engineering
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Essay Editing
- Ethics
- Finite Mathematics
- Geometry
- Graduate Test Prep
- Graphic Design
- GRE Subject Test in Mathematics
- GRE Subject Tests
- High School Computer Science
- High School Physics
- IB Design Technology
- IB Further Mathematics
- IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
- IB Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation
- IB Philosophy
- IB Physics
- IB Theory of Knowledge
- IB World Religions
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Intellectual Property Law
- Italian
- JavaScript
- Languages
- Latin
- Latin 1
- Latin 2
- Latin 3
- Latin 4
- Law
- Linux
- Mandolin
- Math
- Mathematica
- Medical Ethics
- Medicine
- Medieval Literature
- Middle School Math
- Multivariable Calculus
- Music
- Newtonian Mechanics
- Non-Euclidean Geometry
- Nuclear Chemistry
- OAT Physics
- Operating Systems
- Other
- Parallel Computing
- Philosophical Ethics
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Pre-Algebra
- Pre-Calculus
- Probability
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Mechanics
- Quantum Physics
- Quantum Theory
- SAT Subject Test in Italian with Listening
- SAT Subject Test in Latin
- SAT Subject Test in Physics
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- Science
- Scientific Programming
- Social Sciences
- Social Studies
- Software
- Statics
- Statics and Dynamics
- Statistics
- String Theory
- Summer
- Technical Writing
- Technology and Coding
- Thermodynamics
- Trigonometry
- World Religions