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Tom C. Math, Computer Programming, History, Accounting

Tom C. Math, Computer Programming, History, Accounting

$40/hour

4.5 (75 ratings)

  • 186 hours tutoring

About Tom

Bio

I am an experienced and certified teacher in mathematics 7-12 and am in between teaching contracts and available for tutoring again.

I have years of experience in training and tutoring. Second in my high school class in Helena-West Helena, my cumulative GPA in 200 semester hours of college work is 3.81.

My passion is mathematics, and I have professional experience as a Mandarin Chinese translator and a degree in French.

I have also worked as an accountant and GRE/GMAT test preparation...

I am an experienced and certified teacher in mathematics 7-12 and am in between teaching contracts and available for tutoring again.

I have years of experience in training and tutoring. Second in my high school class in Helena-West Helena, my cumulative GPA in 200 semester hours of college work is 3.81.

My passion is mathematics, and I have professional experience as a Mandarin Chinese translator and a degree in French.

I have also worked as an accountant and GRE/GMAT test preparation tutoring.

The Fayetteville Public Library is the ideal location for tutoring in and around Fayetteville. There is plenty of free parking protected from the weather and there are numerous study rooms and tables.

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Education

Hendrix College
French minor in German and Mathematics
Asbury Theological Seminary
Graduate Coursework
Defense Language Institute
Other

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Travel policy: Within 10 miles of Fayetteville, AR 72701
  • Lesson cancellation: 1 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 12/1/2011

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Subjects

Business

Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

In addition to college coursework in public speaking, I have over thirty years of experience in speaking to small and large groups on various subjects. Engagements have included a talk on a scientific expedition to an international audience. I have given daily briefings on organization's operational status to key leaders. I have spoken to large groups giving informative and persuasive speeches.
Tax Accounting,

Tax Accounting

I have four years professional tax preparation experience and am registered with the IRS. I have interviewed clients and prepared individual (Form 1040), corporate (Form 1120), and partnership (Form 1065) income tax returns including Schedules A (Itemized Deductions), C (Profit or Loss from Business), D (Capital Gains and Losses), E (Supplemental Income and Loss), F (Profit or Loss from Farming), M (Making Work Pay), and SE (Self-Employment).
GMAT, GRE

Computer

Computer Programming

Computer Programming

I have been a programmer for thirty years with experience in BASIC, Pascal, C, C++, and Visual Basic. College course work with grades of A has been in C, Bourne (UNIX) Shell, C++, and Visual Basic.NET.

Corporate Training

Chinese,

Chinese

I completed the one-year full-time Mandarin Chinese language course at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. Our training included reading and writing (Chinese characters and Roman-ized pinyin alphabet), conversation and listening to audio tapes. In my 21 year military career I did translation and supervised the preparation of Chinese language training material. I have all my textbooks and many audio tapes to aid in learning the language. I would love to share this beautiful language with students.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

In addition to college coursework in public speaking, I have over thirty years of experience in speaking to small and large groups on various subjects. Engagements have included a talk on a scientific expedition to an international audience. I have given daily briefings on organization's operational status to key leaders. I have spoken to large groups giving informative and persuasive speeches.
Tax Accounting,

Tax Accounting

I have four years professional tax preparation experience and am registered with the IRS. I have interviewed clients and prepared individual (Form 1040), corporate (Form 1120), and partnership (Form 1065) income tax returns including Schedules A (Itemized Deductions), C (Profit or Loss from Business), D (Capital Gains and Losses), E (Supplemental Income and Loss), F (Profit or Loss from Farming), M (Making Work Pay), and SE (Self-Employment).
German, GMAT, Grammar, Statistics

Elementary Education

Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.
Grammar, Vocabulary

English

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

In addition to college coursework in public speaking, I have over thirty years of experience in speaking to small and large groups on various subjects. Engagements have included a talk on a scientific expedition to an international audience. I have given daily briefings on organization's operational status to key leaders. I have spoken to large groups giving informative and persuasive speeches.
Grammar, Literature, Vocabulary

History

American History,

American History

I'm knowledgeable about the political, military, scientific, economic, and social developments throughout American history. I can help you with application, problem-solving, and higher-order thinking skills. I am especially adept in the use and application of maps and other graphic evidence of historical events.
Bible Studies,

Bible Studies

I have studied the Bible for more than thirty years, including ten years of Baptist Disciple Training and seven years of Methodist (four in Disciple Bible Study, one Second Coming of Christ, and two in Spiritual Formation). I have taught in three Methodist and two Baptist churches.
Classics,

Classics

I have a liberal arts degree (Bachelor of Arts with Honors) from Hendrix College. I also have ten years of experience teaching classics. I have a broad knowledge of classical period and the sub-disciplines of philology, archaeology, art history, philosophy, civilization and history.
Geography,

Geography

Geography includes physical geography--understanding the relationship of humans to their physical environment. I can help you or your teenager understand it as well as human geography--how humans have adapted the earth. My career of government service has given me a good perspective on the various ways that humans have civilized and developed cultures throughout the world.
Religion,

Religion

I have studied theology in college and have served in churches in multiple denominations.
European History, Government & Politics, World History

Homeschool

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have extensive recent experience tutoring algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a great deal of experience helping students in the study of quadratic and polynomial equations and trigonometry. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Calculus,

Calculus

Calculus is my favorite college mathematics class. It is challenging, but with a little assistance you can do well. Let me be the help you need.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Geometry,

Geometry

Geometry is my favorite high school math class. I did not just accept what the textbook said, but worked through the proofs to understand completely. I can help you with your geometry. I am comfortable explaining points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, polygons, and Cartesian geography.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I have helped several students succeed in math classes preparing them for the study of algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I studied precalculus in high school and calculus in college, and have tutored students in the topics of precalculus: functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, systems of equalities and inequalities, matrices and determinants, sequences, series, and probability, and analytic geometry.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.
SAT Math, Statistics

Language

Chinese,

Chinese

I completed the one-year full-time Mandarin Chinese language course at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. Our training included reading and writing (Chinese characters and Roman-ized pinyin alphabet), conversation and listening to audio tapes. In my 21 year military career I did translation and supervised the preparation of Chinese language training material. I have all my textbooks and many audio tapes to aid in learning the language. I would love to share this beautiful language with students.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
German

Math

ACT Math,

ACT Math

I am experienced in tutoring all of the course covered on the ACT Math test: pre-algebra and elementary algebra, intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry, and plane geometry and trigonometry. I can help your teenager excel on the ACT.
Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have extensive recent experience tutoring algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a great deal of experience helping students in the study of quadratic and polynomial equations and trigonometry. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Calculus,

Calculus

Calculus is my favorite college mathematics class. It is challenging, but with a little assistance you can do well. Let me be the help you need.
Discrete Math,

Discrete Math

I have done professional work in computer programming and cryptography and am familiar with the fields of discrete math including theoretical computer science, information theory, logic, set theory, combinatorics, graph theory, probability, number theory, algebra, game theory, decision theory, and utility theory.
Geometry,

Geometry

Geometry is my favorite high school math class. I did not just accept what the textbook said, but worked through the proofs to understand completely. I can help you with your geometry. I am comfortable explaining points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, polygons, and Cartesian geography.
Logic,

Logic

In addition to the classical study of logic in Greece, I have excelled in many courses in mathematics and computer programming. I have programmed in Pascal the solution to a logic problem - thus demonstrating grasp of all the steps required in logic.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I have helped several students succeed in math classes preparing them for the study of algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I studied precalculus in high school and calculus in college, and have tutored students in the topics of precalculus: functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, systems of equalities and inequalities, matrices and determinants, sequences, series, and probability, and analytic geometry.
Tax Accounting,

Tax Accounting

I have four years professional tax preparation experience and am registered with the IRS. I have interviewed clients and prepared individual (Form 1040), corporate (Form 1120), and partnership (Form 1065) income tax returns including Schedules A (Itemized Deductions), C (Profit or Loss from Business), D (Capital Gains and Losses), E (Supplemental Income and Loss), F (Profit or Loss from Farming), M (Making Work Pay), and SE (Self-Employment).
SAT Math, Statistics, Trigonometry

Most Popular

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have extensive recent experience tutoring algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a great deal of experience helping students in the study of quadratic and polynomial equations and trigonometry. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Calculus,

Calculus

Calculus is my favorite college mathematics class. It is challenging, but with a little assistance you can do well. Let me be the help you need.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Geometry,

Geometry

Geometry is my favorite high school math class. I did not just accept what the textbook said, but worked through the proofs to understand completely. I can help you with your geometry. I am comfortable explaining points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, polygons, and Cartesian geography.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I have helped several students succeed in math classes preparing them for the study of algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I studied precalculus in high school and calculus in college, and have tutored students in the topics of precalculus: functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, systems of equalities and inequalities, matrices and determinants, sequences, series, and probability, and analytic geometry.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.
Statistics

Other

Bible Studies,

Bible Studies

I have studied the Bible for more than thirty years, including ten years of Baptist Disciple Training and seven years of Methodist (four in Disciple Bible Study, one Second Coming of Christ, and two in Spiritual Formation). I have taught in three Methodist and two Baptist churches.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Geography,

Geography

Geography includes physical geography--understanding the relationship of humans to their physical environment. I can help you or your teenager understand it as well as human geography--how humans have adapted the earth. My career of government service has given me a good perspective on the various ways that humans have civilized and developed cultures throughout the world.
Religion,

Religion

I have studied theology in college and have served in churches in multiple denominations.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.
Government & Politics

Special Needs

Speech,

Speech

In addition to several courses in speech in high school and college, I have completed a twenty-one year career of public service. Speeches delivered included informative and persuasive speeches. Audiences ranged from one or two informal listeners to groups of 100+ international representatives.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.

Sports/Recreation

Chess

Chess

I have played chess for over forty years, against the highest ranking players in the state. I have read a multitude of books on chess and can help anyone learn to play.

Summer

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have extensive recent experience tutoring algebra. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a great deal of experience helping students in the study of quadratic and polynomial equations and trigonometry. My lifetime GPA in math is 4.0.
Calculus,

Calculus

Calculus is my favorite college mathematics class. It is challenging, but with a little assistance you can do well. Let me be the help you need.
Chinese,

Chinese

I completed the one-year full-time Mandarin Chinese language course at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. Our training included reading and writing (Chinese characters and Roman-ized pinyin alphabet), conversation and listening to audio tapes. In my 21 year military career I did translation and supervised the preparation of Chinese language training material. I have all my textbooks and many audio tapes to aid in learning the language. I would love to share this beautiful language with students.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

In addition to learning three foreign languages, French, German, and Mandarin Chinese, I have helped speakers of Chinese and Spanish to improve their ability to read, write, and converse in English. My experience in learning languages helps me to understand the difficulties others have in learning English as a second language.
Geometry,

Geometry

Geometry is my favorite high school math class. I did not just accept what the textbook said, but worked through the proofs to understand completely. I can help you with your geometry. I am comfortable explaining points, lines, planes, angles, triangles, polygons, and Cartesian geography.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have worked nearly 500 hours as a substitute teacher in grades K-12, helping many students improve their study skills. My tutoring experience of nearly 200 hours with students from 10 to 40 years old has allowed me to develop an understanding of how to help students improve their study skills.
German, SAT Math, Statistics

Test Preparation

ACT Math,

ACT Math

I am experienced in tutoring all of the course covered on the ACT Math test: pre-algebra and elementary algebra, intermediate algebra and coordinate geometry, and plane geometry and trigonometry. I can help your teenager excel on the ACT.
ASVAB,

ASVAB

I have successfully passed the ASVAB twice; once in high school and once after college. During my 21 years in the military, I saw how the ASVAB is used in helping to determine what job specialty a Soldier is trained and employed in. I am familiar with all parts of the ASVAB and my vast military experience allows me to decipher the complex requirements of a particular specialty a young person is interested in. I can help them strengthen their weak areas and polish their strong points and get the score they need for the job they want.
Praxis,

Praxis

I have experience taking and tutoring the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). I have successfully passed the Praxis I (Reading, Writing, Math) test and two Praxis II subject exams.
GMAT, GRE, SAT Math

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Great tutor

Tom is very patient and very knowledgeable. When I don't understand something he explains it as many ways as possible until it makes sense. I am very bad at math and he is very patient when it comes to me asking questions and not understanding.

Jessica, 6 lessons with Tom

Tom is knowledgeable and patient.

Tom helped me to prepare for the GRE. He is enthusiastic and offers different explanations to help my understanding of different math concepts. I would recommend him.

Crystal, 5 lessons with Tom

Awesome! Friendly and knowledgeable

Tom is great. He is really knowledgeable in math he is able to break problems down and explain what they are saying. I am starting to feel more confident preparing for my exam. He is very patient and we are able to work through many problems during our time together. Now that we have met a few times I am starting to feel like this is a good investment and I am looking forward to working with him in the coming weeks.

Cameron, 35 lessons with Tom

Does not know AP Physics

Not one of the problems that Tom helped my daughter with was correct. It was a waste of his time and my money. AP Physics is a very difficult course and not for everyone.

Charlene, 1 lesson with Tom

Graet tutor!!

Very happy with the results, it's amazing that communication with the tutor and student is excellent to grasp, that work for us.

Marivel, 6 lessons with Tom

Good Tutor

Tom is a very good Tutor. My daughter ended up with an "A" in her 11th grade Algebra II class. We will be sure to get his help when my daughter starts back in September. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help.

Dale, 9 lessons with Tom

Very helpful!

Tom has been very helpful in helping my 16 year old with his Algebra II. He's patient, and he sends me a report of everything they go over during their session. He has been great!

Rachel, 8 lessons with Tom

Tom has been a great help!!

My daughter was really struggling in her structures 1 and 2 at the U of A. We were looking for help and I was fortunate to come across this sight and to find Tom who has helped her and boosted her confidence so much!! Thanks Tom we both really appreciate you so much!!

Irene, 11 lessons with Tom

Very knowledgeable and patient!

Tom has done a great job of helping me better understand the GRE, especially the math section. His patience and ability to explain the material has vastly improved my confidence - that alone has been worth every penny. Some people have a natural ability to teach, and Tom is definitely one of those. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs help, regardless of their age or level.

Brian, 6 lessons with Tom

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