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Information Technology Professional and Math & Statistics Tutor
Alvin S.

188 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $90

About Alvin


Bio

Hello,

I am an information technology professional who also conducts tutoring and teaches as an adjunct math professor during my off-hour time.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Operations Research. I have the pleasure of being a Mathematics adjunct professor, teaching college coursework in calculus/pre-calculus , Algebra I/II, probability/statistics, quantitative analysis, finite and business math.

I have substantive Wyzant experience tutoring...

Hello,

I am an information technology professional who also conducts tutoring and teaches as an adjunct math professor during my off-hour time.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Operations Research. I have the pleasure of being a Mathematics adjunct professor, teaching college coursework in calculus/pre-calculus , Algebra I/II, probability/statistics, quantitative analysis, finite and business math.

I have substantive Wyzant experience tutoring students ages 8 - 55. I am a very patient instructor with an easy going, professional demeanor. I do not feel professionally satisfied unless my students fully internalize the subject matter at hand. I do my best work in a 1:1 setting.

I am currently on staff to teach at various math and statistics courses locally at Northern Virginia and Prince Georges County Community Colleges.

I am also a retired Navy Captain (O-6), returning back to the DC metropolitan area after a two year stint in Houston and 10 years in Las Vegas.

Regards and Best

Alvin


Education

United States Air Force Academy
Mathematics
Naval Postgraduate School
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $90
  • Rate details: Hello everyone. My rate is flexible and am willing to adjust for longer term engagements.
  • Background check passed on 3/4/2025

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Discrete Math

Discrete Math

To whom it may concern, Please add Discrete Math to my list of qualified subjects. I am a classically trained Mathematician degreed from the United States Air Force Academy (B.S - Applied Mathematics) and received a Master of Science degree from the Naval Post Graduate School (M.S. Operations Research). In the past 20 years, I have used my training to teach as a mathematics adjunct professor and tutor students in both linear algebra and discrete math. I am well qualified to tutor these subjects both in theory and practice. Respectfully submitted, Alvin D. S.
Finite Math

Finite Math

Good day all, I am classically trained Mathematician earning BS and MS degrees in Applied Mathematics and Operations Research respectively from the United States Air Force Academy and Naval Postgraduate Schools. I currently teach Finite Mathematics at Prince Georges Community College this Spring term. Over the past 20 years, I have been an Mathematics adjunct professor for a multitude of colleges nationwide including (Marymount University, College of Southern Nevada, San Jacinto College, University of Phoenix, and Le Cordon Bleu. The coursework ranges from pre-Algebra to partial differential equations and Statistics. Please have a great day! Alvin S.
Linear Algebra

Linear Algebra

To whom it may concern, Please add Linear algebra and Discrete Math to my list of qualified subjects. I am a classically trained Mathematician degreed from the United States Air Force Academy (B.S - Applied Mathematics) and received a Master of Science degree from the Naval PostGraduate School (M.S. Operations Research). In the past 20 years, I have used my training to teach as a mathematics adjunct professor and tutor students in both linear algebra and discreet math. I am well qualified to tutor these subjects both in theory and practice. I have 20 years experience as an adjunct professor teaching at a multitude of institutions, including Marymount University, College of Southern Nevada, Prince Georges and Howard County Communinity Colleges, University of Phoenix and Le Cordon Bleu. Coursework includes pre-Algebra through partial differential equations as well as Probability and Statistics. Please have a good day! Respectfully submitted, Alvin S.
Precalculus

Precalculus

I am a math adjunct professor currently teaching at Prince George’s and Northern Virginia Community Colleges. This semester it is PreCalculus 2 and Statistics.
Statistics

Statistics

I teach Stats I and II locally at Northern Virginia Community and Prince George’s Community Colleges.
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
ASVAB
Elementary Math
GED
Geometry
Prealgebra
Probability
SAT Math
Trigonometry

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Ratings and Reviews


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4.8 (44 ratings)
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Reviews

Knowledgeable and patient Tutor

Mr. Alvin and I discussed discreet and continuous probability distributions including the Binomial distribution, it’s mean and standard deviation. This lesson has prepared me for my upcoming Test. Mr. Alvin is very knowledgeable on this topic and also patient with me . He broke the topics down to the extent that I understood. He is an amazing tutor. I will recommend.

Bridget, 1 lesson with Alvin

Knowledgeable and very patience with my son

The Sunday session focused on developing a reference study sheet for my son. The reference sheet covers all the formulas and learning points he will encounter on his next test or quiz.

Tonjua, 5 lessons with Alvin

Professional

Alvin is a true professional that helped me through a difficult statistics lesson. After one session with him I aced my next exam! Thanks Alvin for all of your help!

Scott, 1 lesson with Alvin

100% Legit Professional

Alvin was great. On time, ready to go, but most importantly knew how to teach with what I had on hand. Alvin possesses a strong knowledge of statistics and was an immense help with my MBA business analytics material. I recommend him to all.

Jeremy, 1 lesson with Alvin

Excellent Tutor, teacher and encourager.

Statistics - Made easy. There is a saying "When a student is ready, the teacher will appear. I am so glad that I was ready and very thankful that Alvin appeared. Extraordinary teacher

Dora, 1 lesson with Alvin

Proactive, Flexible, Expert tutor

Alvin clearly takes tutoring very seriously. He reviewed the information and syllabus I sent him before hand and even brought some of his own resources for me to review to supplement my own materials. This allowed us to use the time we had excellently because he knew exactly where I was and what was needed. He's flexible and easy to work with for sure. After my session, I felt more confident about my studies. In short, I feel really fortunate that I lucked up enough to find such a professional, knowledgeable, and flexible tutor that really seems to care about how well I do in my class. This isn't just any class - its a PhD level class. When I need extra help and support with statistics and SPSS in the future, he'll be the tutor I reach out too. He knows his stuff!

Ebony, 1 lesson with Alvin

extremely knowledgeable statistics tutor

During my daughter's first statistics tutoring session with Alvin, he was very effective in helping her hone into certain subject areas to shore up her confidence prior to a major stats exam. Alvin is also a very down to earth person and very engaging tutor.

Terry, 3 lessons with Alvin

Quite Good

Alvin helped me with a recent Discrete Mathematics course. With his assistance I got an A+ in the course. I found his assistance effective and I have asked him for help with a statistics course this coming semester.

Andrew, 19 lessons with Alvin

Efficient tutor - quickly narrowed in on problem areas

Alvin did a great job with our son. He showed a super talent to connect quickly to make the subject material much more understandable. In two short sessions, we saw a significant improvement in our son's performance.

Jessica, 2 lessons with Alvin

Great Tutor

Alvin is a superior tutor. He very quickly made an impact with our daughter as her grades improved significantly. Alvin's easy going nature, professionalism, and mathematics acumen sharpened our daughter's academic focus in her geometry/trigonometry coursework. We thank you!

Cheryl, 10 lessons with Alvin
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