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Thomas O.

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Hi, I am a PhD student at Stony Brook University. I find it fulfilling to try and pique the interest of students who have struggled with math in the past. Since math has always been a passion of mine, I hope that I can help make it more enjoyable for others.

I have worked in several teaching roles before; Two years ago I worked as a summer school teacher for the charter school network Uncommon Schools, where I taught an Algebra I class for 8th and 9th graders. I also worked as a physics...

Hi, I am a PhD student at Stony Brook University. I find it fulfilling to try and pique the interest of students who have struggled with math in the past. Since math has always been a passion of mine, I hope that I can help make it more enjoyable for others.

I have worked in several teaching roles before; Two years ago I worked as a summer school teacher for the charter school network Uncommon Schools, where I taught an Algebra I class for 8th and 9th graders. I also worked as a physics teaching assistant at my university for 2.5 years, where my role was primarily to help students work through the weekly homework and reinforce concepts. I enjoy giving 1-on-1 help with problems, and I can also help prepare students for standardized tests in math and physics. Aside from academics, I am a huge Boston sports fan, and I played ice hockey and lacrosse for most of my childhood. I also love pets and currently have 2 cats at home.

In middle school and high school, I took every honors math class (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, calculus). I got a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam. In college, I took both multivariable and vector calculus, before focusing on more theoretical areas; mainly abstract algebra and topology. I am now specializing in Operations Research as part of a PhD in Applied Mathematics.

I am always open to feedback and hope to find students that I work well with. Please reach out to me if you think I would be a good fit for you!

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Education

University of Rochester
Mathematics
Stony Brook University
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Brandeis University
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Algebra 1

Algebra 1

Two years ago I worked as an Algebra I teacher for the charter school network Uncommon Schools. I was responsible for teaching daily lessons, as well as grading homework and communicating with parents and students.
Calculus

Calculus

I took the AP Calculus BC exam my senior year of high school and got a 5. I then took proof-based calculus in college, as well as multivariable calculus and linear algebra.
Computer Science

Computer Science

I have taken several computer science courses at the undergraduate level. These include Intro to Java, Data Structures and Algorithms, Web Development, Data Mining, and Database Systems. I have also used R and Python extensively in my past internships and schoolwork.
Differential Equations

Differential Equations

Completed undergraduate and graduate level multivariate calculus courses, PhD candidate in applied math
Discrete Math

Discrete Math

I am a math major, so in my advanced math courses I have dealt with all the aspects of discrete math; logic, set theory, graphs, etc.
Java

Java

Undergraduate course in Java, extensive teaching experience in math, I program regularly for my graduate research
Physics

Physics

5 on AP Physics C Mech + E/M, minor in Physics in undergrad
Precalculus

Precalculus

A in Precalculus in high school, 5 on AP Calculus BC exam
Algebra 2
Elementary Math
Prealgebra
Trigonometry
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Knowledgeable

My daughter is pleased with the way Thomas teaches. He is knowledgeable and explains concepts well. She is able to follow through and understand the subject taught.

Saadia, 7 lessons with Thomas

Explained info really well

My son found Thomas to be very helpful and patient during their lesson and he explained the concepts in a way that my son could understand. We plan to schedule with Thomas again in the future.

Jean, 1 lesson with Thomas

Very knowledgable and helpful

Thomas is a great tutor! He was very patient and was able to help my daughter with her work and understand the concepts that she didn’t fully grasp from her readings in class! He provided helpful examples and other ways to understand concepts if she didn’t understand the wording. Super helpful and helped her pass the class. Thank you!

Oxana, 9 lessons with Thomas

density functions, probability and discreet distributions, student distributions and chi squared, continuous, poisson, and binomial distributions

Thomas discussed how various distributions work, how the density function works, while using graphs as illustrations of those calculations, such as what the independent variables are and what they imply, and also what the mean or numerical average is and what the implication is of those values etc., in regards to: density functions and probability distributions, such as discreet distributions, student distributions, chi squared distributions, continuous distributions,, poisson distributions, and binomial distributions

Anthony, 1 lesson with Thomas
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