Christopher T.
Private tutor in Midland, TX
Education
2008 -- A.S., Mathematics, Harper College, Palatine, IL; 2010 -- B.A., Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL; 2013 -- M.A., Mathematics, University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 2020 --M.S., Applied Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Experience
I tutored Calculus I – Calculus IV (MTH 132, 133, 234, 235) at MSU during my first and second year. I taught the following courses during my second year: + MTH 235 (Differential Equations) - Summer ’19 + MTH 116 (Precalculus) - Fall ’19 + MTH 133 (Calculus II) - Spring ’20 I taught at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago, IL from Spring 2015 semester until Summer 2018. The courses I taught were as follows: Math 99 (Intermediate Algebra) - Spring '15; Summer '17; Fall '15 Math 118 (General Education Mathematics) - Spring '15; Fall '15, '17 Math 125 (Elementary Statistics) - Spring '18; Summer '18; Fall '16 Math 140 (College Algebra) - Summer '15 Math 141 (Trigonometry) - Spring '17 Math 144 (Finite Mathematics) - Spring '16 Math 146 (Discrete Mathematics) - Spring '16, '17, '18; Summer '15, '16, '17, '18; Fall '16, '17 I was a professional mathematics tutor at Wilbur Wright College for 4 years from July 2014 until July 2018; I have over 3 years of tutoring experience as a mathematics tutor at Harper College (2007-2010) and 2 years experience at Northeastern Illinois University (2008-2010). Overall, I have 10,000+ hours of tutoring experience and have tutored 5,000+ students with various backgrounds. I love tutoring because I love helping others and it forces me to stay sharp in these courses. I have a diverse background in mathematics; I've taken 28 math courses as an undergraduate [some of which were graduate level] ranging from analysis to statistics to number theory to numerical analysis to abstract algebra, and a lot more! I've done mathematics research as an undergraduate and have presented my research at the SACNAS National Conference, Undergraduate Symposium at Argonne National Laboratory (in Illinois), Illinois Sectional Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, and other symposia!
Availability
Weekends after 10AM, Weekdays in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love music with a passion [primarily classical and the oldies]; I've been playing piano for 21 years and have been singing in choirs for 8 years. I have an appreciation for the fine arts (theatrical performances, art) and I like to study history. I'm an avid baseball fan and love to watch/listen to/play baseball whenever I have the chance.
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