Differential Equations Articles

How to maximize your mathematics tutoring experience

By Wendy T. | 6/2/2013 10:17 PM CST |

Hi math students :)

When preparing for a mathematics tutoring session, try to have the following things at hand...

Textbook (online or e-text)
Syllabus, assignment, tips/hints/suggestions, answer sheet/key
Class notes
Pencils, pens, erasers, paper (graph paper, ruler, protractor)
All necessary formulas, laws, tables, constants, etc.
Calculator that you will use on tests

Do I really need my calculator? I can do most of my work in my head.

Having your calculator is just as important as paper and a pencil in most cases. You'll be using it on your test and if you don't know how to input what you...

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Recovery Plan for Failing Student

By John O. | 3/18/2012 12:05 AM CST |

The reality is that the student may be “in over their head” and no amount of effort will get a satisfactory result. Or maybe the student does not have the time to overly focus on one course over the others even for a short time to recover from a failing grade. This is a difficult and even emotional decision but should at least be momentarily considered. Is this class a necessity? Is there the ability to drop it? If you feel recovery is possible or if there is no other open option then on to the Recovery Plan. Though I am calling this a recovery plan – this is also a “B+ to an A+” or C to a...

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Proactive vs. Reactive - Plan for Fall -- Use Summer wisely

By John O. | 3/12/2012 9:01 AM CST |

It's important to plan ahead - "get ahead of the game" whether planning for SAT/ACT or planning for this coming Fall, 2012.

Most parents and students wait till they get an "unexpected bad grade" - then REACT. A tutor can help things turnaround at that point - but what about your other classes - do you ignore those to catch up? This is not a good situation. Pressure packed. If this happens to be the semester they are preparing and taking the SAT or ACT, or they have to prepare to take an AP exam - even more pressure.

I am thinking primarily in terms of math/science. If your student...

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Web Cam

By Michael W. | 2/11/2012 1:23 PM CST |

I have a web cam and I use it with Skype to see distant friends and family that I am talking to. It is nice to 'see' people even though they are in another state or even another country. Very helpful when you move away from 'home' and still want to feel close by.

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Tips for exam cheat sheets

By KiraBeth T. | 11/13/2011 9:54 PM CST |

When teachers allow you cheat sheets for math tests, in addition to writing down formulas, I recommend writing out examples of problems you don't easily remember the steps to. Whatever you think you'll have trouble recalling during the test, write it down. Sometimes the examples you write down are very similar to questions on the test, which will significantly help you recreate the answers. Also, study your cheat sheet. Do not fill it out and then not review it. If you don't know where to find the information you wrote (quickly during the test), then it's useless to you. Know your sheet!

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Guess who's back?

By Karsten C. | 9/4/2011 10:19 PM CST |

Hello again everyone!

After a solid summer of tutoring I'm ready for...more tutoring! Calling all potential clients - my schedule is filling up fast and anyone who wants to lock down a slot better let me know ASAP! Here's what's new with me :

I'm happy to report that I just got engaged to my girlfriend! Woohoo! It's a shame that she lives in Canada and that it'll be a long engagement, but no worries and hooray for commitment!

I'm going to grad school around the 19th of September. This is going to take a LOT of my time and severely limit my driving time and so I might have to turn...

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The World (In)famous 'Correct Answer Algorithm'

By John H. | 6/25/2011 3:38 PM CST |

Gentle student,

If you're anything like me, at times you've wished for an easy way to work math problems and get the answer in the back of the book.Of course, you probably tried just copying the book's answers on to your homework paper only to have that "unreasonable" teacher of yours refuse to give you credit for all those answers!... something about not showing enough work.

Well, you're in luck! I've taken a couple of math concepts from the internet,combined and refined them into a technique will take answer you have, no matter how wrong or bogus, and "transmogrify" it into the answer in...

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Ken B - "Best Little Tutor In Texas" Surpasses 700 Hours Mark With Wyzant

By Ken B. | 6/2/2011 11:48 PM CST |

Ken B, who tutors mathematics, chemistry, physics, computers, and computer programming, both high school and college, and who works in the Houston and surrounding areas has just passed his 700th tutoring hour with WyzAnt. Ken has the exceptional gift to make it very clear so that when you finish you session(s) with him, that you thoroughly understand how to do the work on your own without his help.

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"Best Little Tutor In Texas" Surpasses 600 Tutoring Hours WIth Wyzant

By Ken B. | 3/7/2011 7:59 AM CST |

Ken B. in Houston, Texas - known as the "Best Little Tutor In Texas" has surpassed another WyzAnt tutoring milestone by going over the 600th tutoring hour for WyzAnt. All subjects in mathematics and science, high school or college, are done by Ken except biology and biochemistry. Ken has now worked with many many students to help them work on their own and be able to do well on homework, basic studies, tests, and special projects. So, if you are in need of someone in Houston and the surrounding areas who can do all levels of mathematics, plus chemistry, physics, computers, and computer programming,...

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Training your intuition

By John M. | 12/7/2010 6:45 PM CST |

For most people, solving a problem or a question is not difficult if they have a model to follow and the correct data to plug into the model. Take one of the most basic functions, paying for something at a cash register. If the cashier tells you the Happy Meal costs (with tax) $4.23, and you hand the cashier a $10.00 bill, I suspect that most cashiers will give and most people will expect their $5.77 in change. Oh, you can confuse people and make the problem more difficult (7 dimes, a nickel and two pennies, rather than 3 quarters and two pennies), but these are just "tricks." This works,...

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