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"We continued to study for the student's math final. She did much better this time than on Monday and had really internalized a lot of the things we talked about on Monday. We learned how to work with percentage change, finding pre- and post-tax or discount costs, and a little bit with linear equations. I think she's well prepared for the test. "

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"The student has shown a lot of improvement. She seems to have an understanding of the numbers and manipulation of them. She has started to remember sight addition and is able to problem solve limited subtraction. She is currently being exposed to carrying numbers in addition and borrowing in subtraction, so we will proceed as necessary on Wednesday."

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"In today's session, the student asked for the Theory of Everything, Geometry Version, a complete review of her book in less than an hour and a half. She said this would be her only tutoring session between now and the final, which she had no study guide for at this time. I tried in a couple of different ways to figure out a way to approximate this in a way that would be helpful to her. I introduced her to several popular test prep materials, and we talked about some problems of interest in each of these. She could not identify specific topics she was unsure about. In the end, in addition to the above, I tried to give her some direction about how to use a huge "student handbook" of "extra practice" at the back of her geometry book, suggested she find the hardest problem on each page and try it (so 30 problems), go back through and do 30 more this way, as she has time. I asked her about proofs; she said she thought there might be some on final. I said I would try to come up with some good resources she could continue to work with for comprehensive review and proof practice. "

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"For our first session we primarily went over the two reactions (i.e. hydrohalogenation and dibromination of alkenes) and their corresponding mechanisms. The student genuinely makes an effort to learn the material. I strongly suggested she implement flashcards in her study sessions to help with memorizing the long list of reactions. I am very much looking forward to future sessions with her."

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"I covered area/ perimeter/ volume of triangle, square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, circle, and cylinder shapes. The student was struggling at first as she was not able to recall the formulas of the shapes. She was doing the work, but she does not want to show her work for the problems. I have to constantly tell her to show her work for each problem. After I provided her the formula sheet, then she was able to do everything nicely and precisely. "

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"Today was a very good first session with the student! We spent today working on multi-step algebraic equations. The main points that were emphasized were that one must always do the same operation on one side as on the other, and that the opposite of the operation must be done (if a number is added, we subtract, and vice versa. If a number is divided, we multiply, and vise versa). We went over the multiplication of negative and positive numbers, remembering that if the signs are the same, the result is positive, and if the signs are different, the result is negative. We also practiced converting sentences into equations, reviewing pertinent words like sum, difference, product, and quotient."

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"We covered function behavior given first and second derivatives, including finding inflection points, critical points, and relative and absolute extrema. Finally, we touched on a few problems relating to optimization, both with two variables plus a constraint, or a single variable. Volumes of combined objects were fixed and minimal surface area was sought, or a maximum area of a region given perimeter was sought. The student is very well prepared for these types of problems and just needs a bit of a conceptual clarification, then she is able to finish all the given problems on her own."

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"The student and I went over the following topics in our session today: - Adding / subtracting radicals, - Multiplying radicals, - How to FOIL, and - Applications of the conjugate. The student was very engaged in the material we went over. Even after only 1 session, I could see the improvement in her problem solving capabilities, organization, and understanding of the topics. Early she struggled with the basic principles of radicals (adding / subtracting radicals), but I could see her improvement after we got through her homework problems. We spent the majority of the lesson going over her homework. I gave her a couple of tips / organization advice that will help her with her quiz tomorrow. I also highlighted certain problems for her to review / feel comfortable with doing so she will be prepared for her quiz. Overall, I thought the lesson went very well!"

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"We went through the student's math notebook and talked about fraction division. She understands how to solve the problems well (multiply by the inverse), but I'd really like to focus on getting her to understand what's going on when she divides fractions, rather than just how to get an answer. We'll work on that in our next session. "

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"The student has a huge research project/ essay to do over the next two weeks. The person that she is researching is Harriet Tubman. Yesterday we read a book about Harriet Tubman and began taking notes about Harriet's childhood. She also completed her spelling homework for the day. Overall, she did well."

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"The student and I worked almost exclusively on logarithms and solving exponential equations. She struggled at first with more complex problems due to the fact that they seemed overwhelming. Once she broke down these more complex problems, she understood them completely. I left her with a sheet of all of the log rules that we covered, and she is going to make sure that they are memorized before her test. I could definitely see the improvement by the end of the lesson!"

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"We have covered the present perfect, simple past, and also the present perfect continuous. The student got the concept down as she picked up the clue words that are needed. Her reading has been progressing very nicely, hence the building of vocabulary has increased. We worked on the new story of the Midas Touch, which she enjoyed. She is very positive and works hard to improve. "

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