Brendan D.
- Prospect, CT 06712 ( 3.3 mi )
- Calculus I Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 07/2010
- Will travel up to 40 miles
- Rates from $45.00 to $49.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Algebra, Logic, Geometry, College Algebra, Calculus II, Algebra II, Algebra I
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As an Ivy League Physics-turned-Social Sciences major, I have mastered two distinct skill-sets: one mathematical and one analytical. My mathematical background includes single and multivariable calculus as well as differential equations. I have tutored mathematics and physics, both on my own and for Cornell's own students, for the last two years. Additionally, my more analytical social science background has given me strong skills in researching and writing long reports and papers. I have also tutored students in writing and grammar.
One constant holds between the middle-schoolers and Ivy League engineering students that I have tutored: simplicity works. My style is to eliminate any strange concepts or terminology and instead focus in on the basic principles underlying an idea. After the student understands the basic principle, he or she begins to apply it through examples, problem ... read more