Samantha B.
- Pecatonica, IL 61063 ( 22.9 mi )
- Experienced College Algebra Tutor
- Female Age 32
- Member since: 04/2015
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $16 to $24 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
- Also Tutors: Math, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Algebra, Calculus I, Algebra II, Algebra I
My comments on tutoring College Algebra : I have tutored 3 individuals in this area, it's pretty exciting!
I started tutoring in high school for extra credit. I have primarily tutored in mathematics and general chemistry! I tutored a girl in Algebra 1 for a year, helped my best friend and her Mom with college mathematics, and worked through college algebra with my husband. In college I was a teachers assistant for general chemistry 1 and tutored in quantitative chemical analysis. Since then I have tutored a gentlemen for the math portion of his GED. Basically, I love the one-on-one opportunity to help people to find that "light-bulb moment" where the math and science is no longer torture, but instead it makes sense! :)
Very much based on working with what the student knows. I tend to start by having them explain to me what they are doing and what they think. I then provide some guidance and walk through a sample problem with them. I ask that they try another problem like it on their own ... read more
