Kevin
Math PhD, 11 yrs experience Pre/Calculus: confidence through precision
- $60 / h
- 1071 rating s
- Clarksville , IN ( 47129 )
- 40 miles
I focus on tools to make problem solving straightforward: a simple reductionist approach to concepts (e.g. calculus I only has 2.5), insistence on fundamentals, and helping students to be kind to themselves. Students’ main obstacle is not conceptual, but assuming math is complicated, having learned a long list of processes instead of the short list fundamental laws. That causes sloppy “bookkeepingâ€, then losing track of if you’re right (the student’s job). I’ve been teaching/tutoring for eigh...