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Personalized Tutoring and InstructionOnline or in person, for a one time meeting, or for regular appointments and ongoing instruction, I will be glad to help you with anything from one single concept to an entire course.
Standardized Test Preparation
I am experienced preparing students for high stakes standardized tests, and offer an approach that efficiently turns student efforts into improved test scores.
Triangle Area
This video justifies the formula A = 1/2 bh for the Area of each fo the three triangle types, Obtuse, Acute, and Right
Pythagorean Theorem
This video states the theorem and proves it
Recursive Formula for Approximating Pi
This video explains the inspiration and derivation of a recursive formula used to approximate Pi to arbitrary accuracy
Proof that Perimeter approaches Circumference
This video proves that as n approaches infinity, the perimeter of the n-sided inscribed regular polygon approaches the circumference of the circle, justifying the use of perimeter approximation in calculation of approximations to Pi.
Superstition Mountain Tells Me the Radius of the Earth
This video shows my calculation of the radius of the Earth using an observation of the West Face of the Superstition Mountain at sunset.