437 Lyons Thermodynamics Tutors

...We simply play games and solve logical puzzles together and in the process of doing that the students gradually learn advanced mathematical concepts. For example, while playing the Towers of Hanoi game, they learn recurrence (solving the problem with the help of a simpler version of the original problem) and the concept of algorithm. We study elementary... read more

When I started college, I was fortunate enough to have a dedicated calculus professor that understood that many of his students could really be great at math; they just needed some work on fundamentals. With every calculus lecture there was a review of the underlying algebra, geometry and trigonometry fundamentals necessary to do the calculus. In... read more

...What I really have to offer that is different from other physics teachers is that I have a full set of physics equipment and materials for teaching a full physics class at any high school level, which is ideal for students being home schooled [for this purpose I am available during the day up until 4:00PM]. I can prepare you for any of the AP Physics... read more

...I went onto take AND teach Applied Math. courses at Berkeley and Stanford. The ME 200B syllabus at Stanford included the three main methods of solving problems that could be cast as (Partial) Differential Equations - Self-similar methods, Separation of Variables, Method of Characteristics. The basis for solving PDE's is of course knowing how to... read more

...Initially this is done in tutoring sessions, in which I serve as an academic coach. (In the education biz, this is called "scaffolding".) Soon, however, students also do this study/practice themselves during independent study between sessions. During the session that follows an independent study, I review only the problems with which the student... read more