Christopher J.

After working for a number of years as a development chemist and a software engineer in the medical instrumentation field, and serving as a youth soccer coach for a dozen years, I made a transition to the education field. I am certified to teach middle school and high school math, and high school chemistry and physics in Massachusetts, and have taught chemistry and physics for four years. I am currently teaching AP Chemistry in Brookline. For the past ten years I have also been successfully tutoring high school and college students in chemistry, physics, computer programming, and topics in mathematics from pre-algebra to statistics and advanced calculus, as well as SSAT, SAT, and ACT test preparation. I can help you, too. References are available upon request.

Christopher's Subjects

Math:	algebra 1, algebra 2, calculus, differential equations, discrete math, geometry, prealgebra, precalculus, probability, SAT math, statistics, trigonometry
Science:	biochemistry, chemistry, physical science, physics
English:	SAT reading, SAT writing
Test Preparation:	ISEE, PSAT, SAT math, SAT reading, SAT writing, SSAT
Computer:	C++, computer programming, computer science, general computer, HTML, Java, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
Special Needs:	ADD/ADHD, Aspergers
Elementary Education:	study skills
Business:	Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
Corporate Training:	C++, general computer, HTML, Java, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, statistics
Homeschool:	algebra 1, algebra 2, calculus, chemistry, geometry, physics, prealgebra, precalculus, SAT math, SAT reading, statistics, study skills

C++

My C++ programming experience, which has been built on both assembly language and C, includes embedded systems and Windows applications. I have developed real-time embedded applications for biomedical instrumentation, and multi-threaded GUI applications for Windows computers. I also have developed applications in other languages, such as Java, Python and Perl, and have used this experience to help other programmers understand the philosophical differences between and the relative strengths and... Read More

Computer Science

I have been programming computers, from 8-bit embedded processors to desktop systems, for thirty years. I have programmed in a wide variety of languages, including assembly language. I have studied the role of compilers and linkers (which are now usually hidden from the programmer within the development environment) and the effect that they can have on the machine-language code that the processor actually executes.

ISEE

The ISEE, or Independent School Entrance Exam, is a test just under 3 hours in length that covers verbal and quantitative reasoning skills, reading comprehension and math achievement for students entering the 5th through 12th grades. Because of this wide range of grades, there are 3 levels of tests: Lower, for grades 5 and 6, Middle, for grades 7 and 8, and Upper, for grades 9 through 12. Because your child's results are scored and compared only with others entering the same grade, your child... Read More

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Education

Undergrad, University of Chicago

Very patient, Always gets the job done — Highly recommended. He's a great teacher, very affable, and knows his stuff. You'll learn and be ready for your big assignment!

— Matthew from Newton Center, MA

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