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Eli C.

Tutor for Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering

Portland, OR (97203)

Travel Radius 30 miles
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I have my master's degree in electrical engineering. I'm currently employed by Intel so I'm only taking 1 or 2 students at a time. I'm only doing this because I love learning and teaching.

My current situation is the following: my father-in-law had a stroke, and my wife and I moved home, to Portland, to care for him. We moved back here, instead of moving him to where we were living in Seattle, because this is the house his wife died in. We won't ask him to leave the memory of her behind, so we left our old life behind. I left a position as a test engineer with LOUD Technologies.

My teaching philosophy is that anyone can learn anything. Mathematics has certain requirements, the most stringent being that there is ALWAYS a right answer. Physics has certain requirements, mostly that you pay attention to what you see and that you have to be able to work with the mathematics. Engineering requires an application of physical principles that combines the discipline of mathematics with the natural beauty of physics. I put these together in a way that is simple and understandable. The nice thing about tutoring is that each lesson can be crafted specifically for the individual student, and I take great joy in finding the most understandable way of teaching toward not only excellence in grades, but also great understanding of the subject. I can't guarantee that those I tutor will come to love the subject, only that they will learn to understand it well enough to progress to where they need to be.

As you can see, I have children, 2 little boys. I have already started teaching them at ages 3 and 4. Obviously I haven't started teaching them math or physics yet, but I am consistently amazed at what they're able to learn. They are one of the great joys of my life, along with my wonderful wife.

I hope you will consider me as a tutor. I have been very successful, from tutoring 4th graders in math as a volunteer at Oberlin College to tutoring my fellow college students in thermodynamics while getting my undergraduate degree at Portland State. I have a car and am willing to drive to you. You will have to do your homework, but with me there to direct you on your way I can keep you from going down the same blind alleyways that plague us all during our studies.

Thanks,
Eli

Eli's Subjects

Math:
Science:
Music:
Test Preparation:
  • ACT Math,
  • ACT Science,
  • SAT math
Computer:
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft Word
History:
Business:
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft Word
Corporate Training:
Homeschool:
  • algebra 1,
  • algebra 2,
  • calculus,
  • chemistry,
  • geometry,
  • physics,
  • prealgebra,
  • precalculus,
  • SAT math,
  • statistics

Trigonometry

This is the study of triangles, nothing more. Most people teach this as sine and cosine. This is inefficient. This is truly the study of different triangles, and I study triangles the same way we did when we originally learned about them: by playing with them in kindergarten.

The only difference is I take notes using the mathematical notation that shows up in trigonometrical textbooks.

Statistics

I truly dislike the normal teaching methods for statistics and probability. I have found that most instructors teach this subject mechanically, without teaching a true understanding of what is important. This makes statistics and probability a very difficult subject to learn.

I teach statistic and probability differently from anyone else I've met. The only important item to understand is the probability of each outcome with one trial. All the different formulas are simply mathematics... Read More

General Music

I have played music all my life. I have played the piano, violin, viola, recorder, drums, and even been a member of a few choirs as a baritone. I can teach how to appreciate and how to properly listen to a piece of music. I can teach how to understand how the tones were produced, and how to reproduce those general tones.

Religion

I have made an extensive study of world religions, including Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and several pagan religions.

My studies center on Judaism, and extend through philosophical concepts to every other major belief system on the planet.

Violin

I played violin for 15 years. I was a member of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music's Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra in viola. I can play both violin and viola.

I can tutor in bowing, hand placement, foot placement, sight reading, fingering, musical research, phrasing, and tone.

Discrete Math

I have been studying and using discrete math for over 10 years. I have studied game theory, set theory, patterns, boolean logic, probability, topology, cryptology and cryptography, and have used other concepts from discrete mathematics for program optimization as well. I've been working on problems in number theory for fun, such as modulus and rational and irrational number proofs.

Differential Equations

I've had several courses in Differential Equations, and I use them frequently in circuit analysis, field analysis, conformal mapping, and quantum mechanics. I also use Differential Equations to find the Hamiltonian and Laplacian of a physical system, as well as Green's and Stoke's theorems.

Linear Algebra

I have been using linear algebra as part of engineering mathematics for over 10 years. I know how it functions both as systems of equations and in full matrix manipulations, such as Dirac-Brockett notation. I have had more experience with this subject than I care to admit.

Logic

I have studied logic in the form of mathematical logic and boolean functions and the a priori logic of Kant's examinations of reality. I am practiced in the use of both deductive and inductive logic, and aware of Godel's axioms of the improvability of certain items within any logical structure.

Electrical Engineering

I have a BSEE from Portland State University. I am on my way to completing my Master's in Electrical Engineering from Portland State University. I am proficient in microwave engineering, solid state analysis, power circuit design and analysis, analog circuit design, digital circuit design, GANT chart analysis, and several forms of scripting and logic.

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