I relate well to students and understand how to break concepts down into digestible bits. My passion for figuring out how things work translates to a rich variety of examples to use to help students learn within the context of something they are interested in. I have taught college-level math and high school-level Chemistry, Physics, and Pre-Calculus for 13 years. I have tutored students in upper level math and science formally for 8-9 years (and informally). While my talents and interests are in the Science and Math arenas, I also enjoy cooking and reading novels. My strongest belief as a tutor is that learning should be fun while being effective. I am a techie and love using technology to help keep learning interesting and fun. I have lots of real world experience to use as examples for the topic under study, and I look forward to helping you achieve academic success!