Location: Old Bridge NJ USA
Tutoring and Homework Help
Michael A. Tutor Profile
Tutor Personal Information
Tutoring Style and/or Experience
I've been a tutor for better than seven years. I have a B.A. in Mathematics from Rutgers University with a minor in Physics. I worked as a peer mentor for Calculus I and II at Rutgers. I have a love for mathematics, science, foreign languages, and the teaching of these topics. My style depends on the tutee. In all cases I try to relate to the student and see the problem from his/her perspective. Finding a common ground is more important with a younger student as there is more of a wall built between younger students and their teachers. I try to teach more socratically if possible. I would prefer discussion of the topic rather than memorization and
Tutoring Fee and Tutors Availability
| Junior High School, High School, College, Graduate |
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
| Long Term or Open-Ended Tutoring Commitments. |
| $50.00 to $60.00 |
| This tutor offers a sliding scale for students with economic hardships. |
Tutor Background
| 6-10 years |
| More than 50 |
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| Bachelors |
| Mathematics |
| Rutgers University |
| I received the David Martin Weiss Memorial Award in 2002 from the Rutgers University Mathematics Department. I scored in the top 30% in 2002 and the top 20% in 2004 in the national collegiate level mathematics prize exam, the William Lowell Putnam Undergraduate Mathematics Competition. I scored in the 93rd percentile on the GRE Math Subject Test. I took the SAT once in seventh grade and scored 560M/460V and then again in eleventh grade and scored 800M/720V. I scored a 5 on the following AP tests: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Chemistry, Biology. |
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