922 San Lorenzo Math Tutors

...My first goal is to help them with their current difficulties and homework. But then I take them back to the beginning, find out what they missed learning, and correct that. Math is like building a brick wall, each layer relies on a solid foundation. If you didn't learn fractions or the multiplication table, you're never going to get through Algebra... read more

...Regarding my areas of expertise, as an undergraduate I was a teacher's assistant in English, German and Astronomy, a grader in Calculus and a tutor in Physics for scientists and engineers. I have continued to tutor Physics and Math ever since, including during my brief stint in the Santa Clara Teacher Credentialling program. Though I never finished... read more

..., students need to have mastered the graphical properties of linear functions before working on quadratic ones (hyperbolas, ellipses, parabolas). Since so many homework and exam problems in trig involve multiples of 30 and 45 degrees, I show all my students how to derive all the trig functions for those angles based on only two facts that need to... read more

I hold a M.S. in Mathematics and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics. Over time I have been working at universities in Germany and France, at research labs and a company in Germany and the US. I have been teaching Math and computer science as a tutor and lecturer in multiple countries at high schools, boarding... read more

...I have worked with several students in the past year to help them prepare for the TEAS V, and each student has passed and been accepted to nursing school. The sooner you get started studying for the test after (or during!) your coursework, the better. I have 19 years experience in test preparation (SAT Math and English, ACT, GRE), so am skilled... read more