Jeffrey P.
Private tutor in Rome, NY
Education
Master of Arts in Mathematics University at Albany Washington Avenue Albany, New York Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Syracuse University Syracuse, New York
Experience
Having now served as both a lecturer/instructor and a professional tutor for a period spanning more than seventeen years, I have greatly developed the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to effectively communicate and collaborate with students, parents, and fellow faculty members alike. This fact, taken together with the experience I have garnered through my work at a range of institutions of higher learning, makes me extremely well qualified. It is also worth noting that, through the aforementioned, I have developed a unique understanding of the methodologies particularly directed to better meeting the needs of students in a variety of settings. As a consequence of my analytical character, I have acquired an exacting nature in the completion of my work products. I am diplomatic, organized, and I have considerable experience working with culturally diverse populations.
Subject Expertise
GeometryCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3College AlgebraDifferential EquationsElectromagnetismElementary AlgebraElementary MathGeneral ChemistryAP StatisticsIntermediate AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraNewtonian MechanicsPhysical SciencePhysicsPre-AlgebraPre-Calculus8th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade math1st Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade math6th Grade math7th Grade math10th Grade math9th Grade mathAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4AP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP Physics 1AP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics 2: Mechanics
Availability
Mon/Wed/Fri at any time, Tues/Thurs after 4PM, Saturday at any time, Sunday in the afternoon
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I have known from the time that I was a student in the eighth grade that I wanted to teach. Indeed, I remember well the incident that lead me to such a decision: As a child I was somewhat ... impatient. And, as fate would have it, one day in particular, I was more impatient than was usual. Mr. Plata had already requested that I not simply answer aloud the questions that he had been posing to our enrichment class in mathematics, but I could not help myself. When what I thought to be yet another easy question was presented, and when it seemed as though an eternity had passed, I blurted out the answer. Very calmly, as was his way, Mr. Plata approached me and asked whether I would prefer to teach the class: My answer, to his surprise – and perhaps to my own – was “Yes.” I actually went to the front of the classroom, and I conducted the remainder of the lesson. I did, truth be told, make a singular mistake, but I corrected myself before anyone else had the chance. After class, Mr. Plata took me aside and told me how proud he was. And, a teacher was born. Shortly thereafter, I found myself tutoring mathematics and science to students of various walks in life. In fact, at the age of sixteen, I tutored a student who was, at that time, a Senior at Le Moyne College; the topic matter was that of statistics. I went on to study mathematics and physics, first at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and then at Syracuse University. I have, since that time, both tutored and taught mathematics and physics at any number of institutions, to include Utica College, S.U.N.Y. Polytechnic Institute, S.U.N.Y. Oswego, the University at Albany, and Colgate University. I have experience spanning more than seventeen years. My hope is that I will be able to share my knowledge and my enthusiasm for learning with any number of students as I continue to tutor and teach. I am certain that a mastery of the numerous skills nested in the study of mathematics and the natural sciences will open many doors to students, some of which may lead students to possibilities they had not even considered.
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