William A.
- Grand Rapids, MI 49507 ( 41.3 mi )
- Calculus II Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 10/2007
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $41.00 to $50.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Algebra, Geometry, College Algebra, Calculus I, Algebra II, Algebra I
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A student does not benefit from having their teacher do their work. I find that modeling a concept once or twice suffices. After that, a student is best served by having their teacher guide their mental processes so that they become accustomed to the mode of thinking that either results in the correct answer (in a quantitative subject) or a strong, well-reasoned argument (in a qualitative one). Such guidance must be based on the individual student's interests and aptitudes.
In the past four years as an undergraduate, I tutored in virtually every area of my expertise: English, creative writing, mathematics, and physics. As a tutor in math and physics, I helped students understand both the theoretical concepts and the practical applications that they needed in order to thoroughly grasp the subject. In English and creative writing, I served as an editor on every scale, from helping st ... read more