...The tools in this class prepare a student for Geometry and Algebra 2. I have great knowledge of Algebra and it was my first class that I taught at the High School level. I taught this class for many years and found that the skills needed to be successful in this class are an important part of Advanced Mathematics classes above Algebra 2. (read more)
...I also have a love of mathematical proofs and believe that intuition can be a powerful mathematical tour that should be fostered. I have been a high achiever on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level History of the Americas exam (6/7), earned a 780/800 on the SAT Subject test in US History... (read more)
...If a student doesn't understand a concept, I try to explain it in a different way or I back up and find out where there is a gap in their knowledge. Every one of us is unique in the way they learn and I am sensitive to that. I also know how an amazing teacher can change lives. (read more)
...This is the course in which a student must learn how to teach himself math, rather than depending on an instructor. Calculus, in itself, is relatively simple. What makes a calculus course tough is that the student must be able to pull together a wide range of math knowledge, particularly precalculus and trigonometry, and apply it in this new context. (read more)