I am currently an electrical engineering student, graduating this fall, for a BE at The Grove School of Engineering: The City College of New York.

As a student I have gained a plethora of experience helping others learn material for advanced level classes such as Physics, Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra and more. Often times, my colleagues and I would form study groups where we would have to learn, and teach, material much like a tutoring session.

I've spent time explaining material from Calc I, Calc II, Calc III (which also ties into AP Calculus AB and BC), Physics I, Physics II, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra among other variations of math. Out of these I would say I enjoy teaching Physics because it fills a void of conceptual understanding that is often lost in years of rigorous education. This subject is applicable to the real world -- it's much harder to ask the question, "When will we ever need this" when physics is used to solve everyday problems and is directly applicable to the world around us.

My teaching philosophy is simple. I put myself in the place of the student. I would not want to be given false information -- I want to understand the core concepts and understand how to solve problems without headache. This means that as a tutor I don't like to disappoint. I start by explaining core concepts that tie into many different types of problems. Understanding core concepts is the key to success, so that's where I like to start. I don't like shortcuts to problems because the same problems could have a slightly different variation, so the same shortcut used before may not work which is why understanding general concepts can help solve a problem even if the answer isn't clear at first. Conceptually understanding material is very important because it gives us intuition and general problem solving skills that carry over into other areas. If the student understands these concepts, I go onto practice problems and many variations of them to test their understanding of these concepts.
However, I will most likely use the problems and work provided by the students specific teacher/class because every teacher teaches a different way, and the work given by a specific teacher may not be exactly the same as another teacher.

There are of course times where I've forgotten concepts or new concepts I've never seen are brought up. In these cases, both I and the student benefit. I will have to relearn the material and this is when explaining it becomes much more natural. Starting at the same base point as the student makes it so that we are both involved in solving the problem and therefore both learn.

Besides school related areas some of my hobbies are weightlifting, playing guitar, and video games. I've been weightlifting for around 4 years now, and have been constantly working on my personal health and image ever since. I am dedicated to this hobby -- going to the gym around 3-4 times a week, and follow a strength training program. I have learned plenty about physical health and the proper way to stay active, get stronger, and push yourself without getting injured.

I played electric guitar for 4 years in high school and recently started playing again on and off. I learned by myself through online tutorials and enjoy playing many different types of music from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Metallica. Besides playing music I listen to a wide range of music from Classical to Metal.

As for personal projects, I've taken up programming as a side hobby. I've started to develop some video games for my own enjoyment but also as a tool to learn new programming languages while getting familiar with tools such as GUIs.