- Adobe Photoshop
- Calculus I
- Calculus 2
- Calculus 3
- College Algebra
- Computer Programming
- Computer Science
- Dreamweaver
- Elementary Statistics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- ESL
- Graphic Design
- Literature
- Math
- Math Advance
- Physics Advance
- Physics I
- Physics II
- Pre Calculus
- Trigonometry
- Writing
- Writing Advance
- Engineering
- Linear Algebra
- Linear Algebra
- Differential equation
- Differential equation
Fun Facts
I love music: as a way of seeing patterns, a way of thinking about the world, a vision of harmony, and in general just for fun. I practice classical music on the piano, learned to dance from pop music, and played around with composition on music writing programs and sometimes even just in my head as I go about my days. I think it's cool to know that wherever you go, remembering that nature has its own inherent rhythms and melodies can always give you a new perspective!
About Me
I was a student at UCL and am currently at Stony Brook University: what I love about both these places is how diverse our student body is, and how many people from around the world I get to meet. I study mathematics and English, and self-study Korean and Chinese; when I graduate I hope to look at positions in either school teaching or graduate programs in Korea, China, or another country whose language I want to study. To me, understanding global cultures is key to being a citizen of our future.
Experience
I have always strived to understand how my peers learn, in order to be able to explain to them how to grasp concepts in class - or, in some cases, learn from them. I love explaining things in creative ways and now that I am where I am now in my studies, I see this has set up in me a unique way of grasping class and school material: the flexible, adaptable understanding necessary for a teacher. Since then I have tutored privately and worked at a Sunday extracurricular school teaching mathematics.
Approach
The teachers I remember most in my journeys through life are the ones who understand that there is always something a student understands or intuits about a subject, even if they don't have all the pieces. I want to be a teacher who knows their students well enough to explain things in a way that the student finds meaningful, so that they are always convinced that their education has a purpose. I want to always focus on 'why?' - why do we learn? Why do we all think in unique ways?
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English, Math
Adobe Photoshop Tutoring
I have experience using Photoshop for media for university organizations I have been on the committees for. I edited photos and PR and media purposes for UCL's Debating Society for two years, and additionally used the application for personal purposes and for fun since then. One particular success was when I managed to edit out two dozen plastic cups from a photo of club attendees in a lecture theatre at one of our events, to make the picture more professional!
Calculus I Tutoring
I have taken four years of calculus and analysis courses in my math degree, starting from AP Calculus in high school scoring a 5 on BC, to Multivariable Calculus as a college course in my sophomore year of high school, scoring an A, and then vector and differential calculus and theoretical analysis in my years as an undergraduate at UCL and now Stony Brook University, achieving top marks (top 5% of my class). I tutored privately one undergraduate mathematics student at UCL and two graduate engineering students at Stony Brook university in relevant courses.
Calculus 2 Tutoring
I have taken four years of calculus and analysis courses in my math degree, starting from AP Calculus in high school scoring a 5 on BC, to Multivariable Calculus as a college course in my sophomore year of high school, scoring an A, and then vector and differential calculus and theoretical analysis in my years as an undergraduate at UCL and now Stony Brook University, achieving top marks (top 5% of my class). I tutored privately one undergraduate mathematics student at UCL and two graduate engineering students at Stony Brook university in relevant courses.
Calculus 3 Tutoring
I have taken four years of calculus and analysis courses in my math degree, starting from AP Calculus in high school scoring a 5 on BC, to Multivariable Calculus as a college course in my sophomore year of high school, scoring an A, and then vector and differential calculus and theoretical analysis in my years as an undergraduate at UCL and now Stony Brook University, achieving top marks (top 5% of my class). I tutored privately one undergraduate mathematics student at UCL and two graduate engineering students at Stony Brook university in relevant courses.
College Algebra Tutoring
Since high school I've studied both linear and abstract algebras as extracurricular interests, and in my first year of undergraduate at UCL I read a book and audited a course on advanced Field Theory. I have a deep understanding of both disciplines of college algebra (linear and abstract), built over years of using these subjects to explore more advanced theories and their applications in the real world. I believe I can teach this subject both from a perspective of experienced understanding, and from a perspective of knowing why these subjects are useful and where their knowledge eventually leads.
Computer Programming Tutoring
Over my years in university I have taken an extracurricular interest in computer programming, developing projects such as reverse engineering video game combat mechanics to programming neural network AI in Python. Last year I learned C++ to TA for my mother's C++ course, and to help test solve all her problem sheets and project assignments.
Elementary Statistics Tutoring
I have TA'd for college level statistics courses: one introductory course and one advanced course for engineers (Statistics and Pattern Recognition). I have experience teaching the concepts and purpose of statistics, and I am familiar with many detailed real-world applications of statistics. My teaching background includes probability and cumulative density functions (PDFs and CDFs), normal distributions, exponential and other distributions, estimators, Central Limit Theorem, and more.
English Tutoring
Using language as a tool, or an art, or both, is key to grasping English as a study discipline. I have taken AP English Composition and Literature in high school, scoring a 5 and a 4, respectively, and have taken English and other writing courses in college, including African American Literature and Creative Writing. I have experience exploring language and its stories and art forms from a technical background, with a creative mind.
Literature Tutoring
Using language as a tool, or an art, or both, is key to grasping English as a study discipline. I have taken AP English Composition and Literature in high school, scoring a 5 and a 4, respectively, and have taken English and other writing courses in college, including African American Literature and Creative Writing. Literature in particular is a significant way that we explore our world and its stories from artwork built from experiences and imaginations of authors around the world; I have a global background in exploring literature and its relationship to history, culture, politics, and more.
Algebra Tutoring
Addition and multiplication have real, tangible purposes: they transform numbers, and uncover patterns. Graphs, functions, and equations are three different ways to understand these and other properties of numbers: visual, operational, and logical, respectively. I have taken and taught several college-level algebra courses, which gives me an advanced background in knowledge of various number systems and the tools used to abstract them, including all the operations and subjects taught in high school algebra.
Algebra II Tutoring
Addition and multiplication have real, tangible purposes: they transform numbers, and uncover patterns. I have taken and taught several college-level algebra courses, which gives me an advanced background in knowledge of various number systems including the integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and more. As a course which requires students to apply rules of numbers in places and contexts they've never seen before, Algebra II is the course which can challenge a student's understanding of mathematical abstractions; I have years of experience introducing students to formal mathematics and theories.
AP English Tutoring
I took AP English Composition and Literature courses in high school, scoring a 5 and 4 on the exams, respectively. Since then I have continued to study English in university, exploring literature, essays, poetry, and other forms of writing. Using language as a tool, or an art, or both, is key to grasping English as a study discipline.
AP Physics Tutoring
I took AP Physics C in high school, scoring a 5 on both sections: Mechanics, and Electricity & Magnetism. I was the student in the class who was able to tackle the material from a college-level-math background perspective, using my knowledge of multivariate calculus and other three-dimensional vector space theory to see physics in a much more succinct way: based on its underlying models and reasons, rather than just its formulas.
AP Statistics Tutoring
I have TA'd for college level statistics courses: one introductory course and one advanced course for engineers (Statistics and Pattern Recognition). I have experience teaching the concepts and purpose of statistics, and I am familiar with many detailed real-world applications of statistics.
Calculus Tutoring
I have taken four years of calculus and analysis courses in my math degree, starting from AP Calculus in high school scoring a 5 on BC, to Multivariable Calculus as a college course in my sophomore year of high school, scoring an A, and then vector and differential calculus and theoretical analysis in my years as an undergraduate at UCL and now Stony Brook University, achieving top marks (top 5% of my class). I tutored privately one undergraduate mathematics student at UCL and two graduate engineering students at Stony Brook university in relevant courses.
Calculus AP Tutoring
I have taken four years of calculus and analysis courses in my math degree, starting from AP Calculus in high school scoring a 5 on BC, to Multivariable Calculus as a college course in my sophomore year of high school, scoring an A, and then vector and differential calculus and theoretical analysis in my years as an undergraduate at UCL and now Stony Brook University, achieving top marks (top 5% of my class). Considering I have experience tutoring college students in calculus, I have had the chance to see both advanced perspectives on this course material as well as its ultimate objectives: why is calculus useful, and what's its big picture?
Physics Tutoring
I have explored physics from both mathematical and experimental perspectives, and I have seen how important it is to have a grasp on underlying mathematical notions in order to understand the purpose of formulas and models in physics. In high school I took AP Physics C and scored a 5 on both sections.
Pre Algebra Tutoring
Understanding properties of number systems and arithmetic is key to grasping the purpose of algebra, which ultimately is a generalization of the rules that govern the numbers we use every day. As algebra can sometimes make formulas out of abstractions of concepts, a core concept of pre-algebra is to introduce students to abstract thinking, and the idea of using logic in a mathematical sense. I have taught mathematics at many levels for many years, and I am familiar in great depth with the diversity of ways to understand structures like the integers, the real numbers/number line, two-dimensional space, etc.
SAT Math Tutoring
I scored an 800 on the SAT Math section as well as the SAT Subject Test in Math II. The SAT combines intuitive reasoning in math with hard knowledge of methods and formulas, but seeing SAT math from the perspective of communication and information builds an unshakable foundation for this test: for each formula and each concept, why is it being studied? What information or knowledge are you communicating when you write down a number or provide a graph? What's the most important piece of information in the question?
Middle School Math Tutoring
I have TA'd and taught math to eighth grade students at an extracurricular enrichment program, and I have experience both introducing students to new concepts beyond their curriculum, and exploring concepts taught in school to see exactly how, and how much, each student understands them. As someone who has always had a keen eye for noticing abstract concepts and perspectives, and who has years of experience teaching mathematics, I am prepared to help students through exploring the purpose of school-taught math and why we make the rules and formulas the way we do, and ultimately, where in the real world all of this can be applied.
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