108 Portland Calculus Tutors

...Once you get familiar with translating between them, you'll sail. One of the best parts about Algebra II is that you finish numbers! The geometry and algebra keep going on into the stratosphere of calculus and variations and multiple dimensions &tc, but at least one big chunk of math wraps up; the imaginary number i "completes" algebra. (And actually,... read more

...Rather than solving a problem for my students and explaining my thought process to them, I ask directed questions about their interpretation of the problem and point them in the direction they should go. I've found that this not only helps students better understand specific coursework but also develop more universal analytical skills and problem... read more

...I graduated with high honors in 2010. Although I am a biology whiz, I consider myself an expert generalist and have excelled at many other things--math (up to and including integral calculus), physics (up to and including electromagnetism), chemistry (organic, environmental, quantitative analysis), Psychology, and English. I would also be able to... read more

...If one way to explain a concept does not work, I will try another. There are usually a few ways to explain the same concept, so we can always find one that works. In a typical tutoring session, I explain the concepts the student wants to learn and show some examples. Then, we work on problems together until the student gets comfortable with the... read more

...Topics include: graphing equations in two variables; functions and their graphs; linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions; and exponential and logarithmic functions. The coursework I took was intended to develop the properties of the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, for preparation of its usage in calculus. Topics... read more