Michael
Math and science tutoring from an experienced Ph.D.
I am a Yale-trained Ph.D. with over 10 years of experience teaching and doing interdisciplinary science research. Yes, I actually have publications involving most of the subjects I tutor in. I am fond of using analogies to make students comfortable with unfamiliar subjects, and I make every effort to get my students to truly understand the subject they are studying. I encourage questions, and if you don't bring your own questions, I will ask you questions to test your proficiency. “Mike's ...
Mathematica
I have been a user of Mathematica in the context of scientific research since the early 1990s, and have a very strong understanding of the fundamentals of the software and how to use it to solve mathematical and data analysis problems. I can help anybody who is struggling with the learning curve of this powerful but sometimes confusing behemoth of a computer program.
Perl
I am a PhD Computational Scientist, and in the course of my research I have written hundreds of Perl programs to solve computational problems. I have an excellent knowledge of the language, and I have experience training graduate students to program in Perl.
linear algebra
genetics
computer programming
computer science
C
I am a PhD Computational Scientist with considerable experience in writing custom scientific software. Over the course of my career thus far, I estimate that I have written approximately 20,000 lines of C code, including two large data analysis packages. I have experience training graduate students in C programming, and can certainly help anybody learning C at the beginning to intermediate level.
biology
calculus
chemistry
precalculus
statistics
biochemistry
probability
discrete math
Jim Z. from Belle Mead, NJ
Mike teaches my son on AP chemistry. Through his strong knowledge and teaching experience, my son has made a lot of progress and gained more confidence in weeks.
Larry P. from Princeton, NJ
My experience with Michael was excellent. Michael assisted me with a graduate statistics assignment. Michael throughly explained the problems to me. Too, he was extremely patient, nice and friendly. With Michael's help, I earned an A for the assignment.
Jerry D. from New Brunswick, NJ
With little refreshing necessary, I was able to show Mike the problems I was having trouble with and he explained useful techniques to solve them. I did much better on my exam after the tutoring session and will definitely be a repeat customer.
Tamara O. from Englishtown, NJ
With three tutoring sessions under my belt thus far, I've already seen immense improvement in my Calculus 3 scores and abilities. Michael makes things very easy to understand. He has a very solid grasp on mathematics. It allows him to explain the material in more than one way, just in case you don't get it the first time. His practical experience lends itself well to people who learn by understanding the "why" as well as the "how." I am incredibly pleased with his patience, efficiency, and genuine interest in making sure I understand the material and am capable of doing it the RIGHT way, not just the easy way. As an added bonus, he responds to my e-mails very quickly! A+ Michael! Thank you :-)
Anuj P. from Monmouth Junction, NJ
I was very fortunate to have Michael as a tutor. He thoroughly knows Chemistry, able to answer any questions that i had asked him, and explain it in a different way if I did not understand the first time around. I had much trouble with AP level Organic Chemistry, but he was able to explain it to me within an hour. Overall Micheal, is patient, and learned in his subject!
Luisa S. from Princeton Junction, NJ
Michael tutored both my twin sons for most of the last school year. He tutored them on 10th grade Math and Chemistry Honors. Michael is very knowledgeable and took the time to understand and address their gaps and questions - he definitively helped them improve their grades. The boys liked him and he was always willing to work around our schedules. Even though he lives far away, he was always on time and very flexible when it came to last minute requests to help with exam crunch time and other situations. We plan on working with Michael next year as well
Jacqui H. from Belle Mead, NJ
Mike was terrific for our high schooler who needed to reinforce his classroom lessons in calculus. Mike was easy to work with and really tried to accommodate scheduling changes whenever possible.