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Alan

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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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Alan’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: University of Arizona - Bachelor of Science, Physics

Undergraduate Degree: University of Arizona - Bachelor of Science, Astronomy

State Certified Teacher

Hobbies

reading

Tutoring Subjects

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

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