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...science tutoring experience includes computer programming (C++/C/Java/Python) as well as data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and theory of computation. My tutoring approach is that I look for gaps in a student's understanding. Then we focus on plugging those gaps. I believe that even the most complex topics can be broken down into key concepts which can then be mastered. Mastering key concepts leads to student confidence and the ability to do well in a subject.

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I believe in learning and helping. Everyone has the ability to learn it just takes confidence and determination.... Everyone can learn.... Get to know the type of student they are and their strongest areas.... By asking them questions and helping them to ask questions.... Positive reinforcement and compliments.

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...am a licensed teacher. I have a degree in Computer Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, six years of telecom industry experience and 10 years experience teaching high school math and science in Norway, including physics, statistics, geometry and calculus topics. I can help you work on basically any math topic and find alternative ways to explain if your existing teachers and resources aren't sufficient to get you to the level you...

...take classes from MIT students on any subject imaginable. My time in ESP got me addicted to "spreading the joy of teaching and learning". I love my work as a manufacturing consultant and enjoy spending my weekends teaching online small-group classes and tutoring students. When tutoring, I specialize in Math, Physics, English Grammar and Syntax, and Microsoft Excel since those are all skills and concepts I tutored in college and continue to use daily. I...

I am a graduate engineering student at Northeastern University with several years of tutoring experience. I specialize in all levels of math and science. My goal is to help all of my students excel in whatever they are studying and to make sure that they are enjoying themselves along the way.

I have worked previously tutoring college students and worked as a teaching assistant for a year. I really enjoy teaching and my favorite subject to teach is math: ranging from basic Algebra and Geometry all the way to Advanced Calculus and Difference equations

I am currently a freshman at Harvard and am passionate about education empowerment. I would like to help high school students and freshman in college with anything they need help with, specifically with math and any test prep they may need.

My name is Varun, and I'm a Biochemistry and Neuroscience graduate from UMass Amherst! I love tutoring and helping spread my love for all subjects, especially science!

I am a sophomore at Boston College working towards a bachelor of Science in Mathematics. I am very outgoing, and looking to help anyone needing a tutor in math or taking the ACT. I look forward to helping you understand and improve your arithmetic and test taking skills!

...with my students. I may ask them more questions than they ask me. I do this in order to determine where any fundamental misunderstandings exist. I find that in most instances, confused students are unclear on one or two simple, yet important ideas. Clearing these up, and deliberately following their implications, can make students have a much better level of understanding while also feeling confident in their knowledge. This processes defines my style of teaching.

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...considerable leadership and public speaking experience as a tour guide at the Massachusetts State House, skills that will translate seamlessly to the classroom. I am most passionate about math, and given my experience excelling in rigorous courses from Algebra 1 to Linear Algebra, I am well-prepared to take on a variety of students. During my time in the classroom, I have found conceptual understanding to be far more important than the correct answer. I am...