Throughout my career as a senior Electrical Engineering student at Purdue University Northwest, I have developed a strong interest in helping others understand challenging concepts. I have provided not only one-on-one high school tutoring to my family members for the past 5 years but also have helped my university classmates (ages ranging from 18 to 21) as IEEE vice-president for the past year and now IEEE president by hosting workshops and helping them with challenging engineering topics. I...
Throughout my career as a senior Electrical Engineering student at Purdue University Northwest, I have developed a strong interest in helping others understand challenging concepts. I have provided not only one-on-one high school tutoring to my family members for the past 5 years but also have helped my university classmates (ages ranging from 18 to 21) as IEEE vice-president for the past year and now IEEE president by hosting workshops and helping them with challenging engineering topics. I enjoy teaching as I myself know too well the challenge in trying to understand complex topics, banging your head on your desk. This is why after understanding challenging topics I feel compelled to share what I learn. The enjoyment I find when teaching complex subjects extends to all maths.
My tutoring approach focuses on adapting to each student's needs and learning method. Some students are visual learners while others would rather learn with example problems. If they learn visually I create and draw out word problems or if possible use physical objects to explain topics. For example, if my classmate doesn't understand the FOIL method, I write out on my whiteboard what FOIL stands for, then slowly work out a simple problem like (x+1)(x+2), then when they understand slowly go into problems that'll make them think like (x+4)(x-4) or (x-5)^2, and then finally give them examples like (x^2 + 4)(x^2 - 3x) that will prepare them for absolutely anything that could possibly show up on their exams. My approach goes beyond just helping them get to the answer to their homework problems but rather helping them understand the theory behind the math, giving them a strong foundation for further complex topics that they will learn in the future.
