53 Fremont Astronomy Tutors

...It succeeds where normal instruction fails because it is geared toward a student's particular strengths. My best experiences as a tutor have been with the students who needed me most, learning how they needed to learn. Regarding my areas of expertise, as an undergraduate I was a teacher's assistant in English, German and astronomy, a grader in Calculus... read more

...My BA is in Maths and Computer Science, my PhD is in Physics, I did postdoctoral work in Biophysics, I was on the Physiology faculty at a university in Canada, and now I work in the Biotech field here in the Bay Area. My approach when tutoring is to find a way to bring the student to that "aha" moment when things become clear. Not just to become... read more

...I've taught both integral and differential calculus to classes of gifted high school students, and tutored college students in the subject as well. I've also studied analysis and multivariable calculus, so I understand on a deeper level how calculus really works. And I can explain how concepts in algebra and geometry make more sense with an understanding... read more

...Outside of the school setting, I have had a proposal accepted by NASA for inclusion of a project that was carried into space aboard space shuttle Endeavor for ten days during mission STS-108 in 2001. I also have organized astronomical star parties to educate interested persons about astronomy and navigating the night sky. Each year that I taught... read more

...The continued improvement and success of the individual student is my true motivation. I am currently a humanities department faculty member at University of Phoenix- Oakland campus. U.S. History is my main teaching focus, but math, physics and astronomy are areas of expertise as well. I have been a lecturer at San Francisco State in several departments... read more