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Joshua R.

Patient, effective Math tutor; attends MIT

Pomona, CA (91767)

Travel Radius 20 miles
Hourly Fee $35.00
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Hi all,

My name is Josh. I am a current student at MIT. For the 2012 school year though, I will be in the Southern California area and able to tutor you or your son/daughter! My major at MIT is currently Management Science. I have taken a lot of math classes and prefer to tutor any class up to Calculus. Also, I can help out with physics, and test prep for Math including the SAT.

I grew up in the area. I went to I-Poly High School, located on Cal Poly's Campus and have taken classes there. While in high school I was a tutor for my school and just have always been willing/enjoyed teaching others. I would say my most useful trait as a tutor is that I am very patient. I also always try and relate problems to real life, so students can better understand in addition to seeing why what they are learning is important.

In addition I am an expert for the SAT Math section. Besides working on my own with students from WyzAnt, I am an instructor at a well known and reputable private SAT academy. I can guarantee you will see an improvement on the Math score; my students commonly see improvements of 100-150 points! Math section alone. In addition to SAT Math, I can help with ACT, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB, SSAT and ISEE math sections.

Feel free to contact me and good luck on your search for a tutor.

Joshua's Subjects

Math:
Science:
  • ACT Science,
  • biology,
  • physical science,
  • physics
Art:
English:
  • ACT English,
  • ACT Reading,
  • English,
  • grammar,
  • public speaking,
  • reading,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing
Test Preparation:
  • ACT English,
  • ACT Math,
  • ACT Reading,
  • ACT Science,
  • ASVAB,
  • CBEST,
  • GED,
  • GMAT,
  • GRE,
  • PSAT,
  • SAT math,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing
Computer:
Special Needs:
  • phonics
Elementary Education:
Business:
  • accounting,
  • economics,
  • GMAT,
  • GRE,
  • marketing,
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft PowerPoint,
  • Microsoft Word,
  • public speaking
Corporate Training:
Homeschool:

Algebra 1

Algebra 1 classes represent the core of algebra, these topics will be seen through almost all classes up through calculus. It is necessary to develop a solid foundation of algebra principles here so that later classes will not present problems. Moving up from prealgebra I make sure to focus on the properties of algebra, how to solve equations and more complex problems.

Algebra 2

Algebra II is a return to an algebra based class, even though it usually follows geometry. Most students need a refresher on the more complex properties of algebra found in previous classes. Also, this is the first time we see more interesting topics such as conic sections, logarithms, trig and others. By now it is expected to have solid algebra techniques developed in algebra I, which is where a lot of students need help.

Geometry

As geometry is commonly taken after algebra 1, it is a large deviation from previous topics. Because of this students are commonly confused at the beginning and might not recover well. The idea of a conceptual and non-algebraic proof is somewhere I see a lot of students go wrong. When working with geometry definitions, theorems and postulates play a much larger role than in algebra.

Prealgebra

When tutoring pre-algebra I try and focus on the different skills needed to excel in algebra. I notice a lot of students need help in topics such as order of operations, using fractions, and the coordinate system. This is class might be the first introduction to variables/unknowns and I try and make sure students are not afraid of these topics.

Statistics

Most statistics classes are a combination of probability and then statistics. I try and focus on some of the common themes, such as finding z-scores and how that relates to different problems. Once that is understood, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing becomes more doable. I tutor AP stats, college stats and some applications in management or business classes.

SAT Math

The PSAT/SAT is a test not just of specific math topics, but an overall knowledge of math expected from High School students. Practicing word problems in addition to "normal" math problems is usually needed to see improved scores. Better testing strategies can help improve scores as well.

ACT Math

The ACT math section is a little different test than the SAT. While working on the ACT more content problems might come up than on the SAT. Also, a knowledge of trig is needed for the ACT and not the SAT. A slightly different strategy might be needed for ACT.

Elementary Math

As students move through their math studies, a lot of material is forgotten or just not used a lot. Going over the basics again, like fractions, decimals and percents can play a large part in success for algebra and beyond. If a student is seeing this material for the first time I try and make sure that they feel comfortable and natural with topics like fractions.

General Computer

I have for the past few years fixed computers and taught the basics of using them. In high school and then at MIT I worked as a computer tech. If you need any help setting up a computer system, or to learn how to better use your computer I would be happy to help.

Networking (Computer)

While at MIT, and as a high school student, I worked as a computer technician. I was lead student tech at the MIT Media Lab. We ran about 50 servers and 500 workstations. I have worked with Windows: XP, Vista, & 7; Mac OSX: 10.4, 10.5, 10.6; Linux: Ubuntu & Debian. Also Server editions for most of these OS's.

C++

I am a computer science/electrical engineering and I have seen beginning and intermediate levels of C++. I can help with topics such as classes, inheritance, polymorphism and general object-oriented programming.

Linear Algebra

I have taken some upper level linear algebra classes while at MIT. Also, I took some application specific classes for subjects such as linear programming. I have looked at both abstract classes and applications such as above.

Film

I have worked with my high school and AFI (the American Film Institute) to produce different films for use in classrooms across the US. I can help set up the basics for all stages of the movie making process. this includes scripting, filming, and post production/editing.

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