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8+ years
Jordan
The jump from "find the derivative" to "explain what the derivative means here" is where most AP Calc AB students struggle, especially on free-response questions. Jordan's engineering background at Harvey Mudd and Georgia Tech means he's spent years applying limits, integrals, and rates of change to...
Harvey Mudd College
Bachelor of Science, Engineering, General
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering

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Matt
A math degree holder now studying quantitative policy analysis at Duke, Matt treats AB as more than a set of derivative rules and integral formulas — he teaches the reasoning behind the Fundamental Theorem so students can tackle free-response questions with genuine understanding. His approach to rel...
Duke University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
Stetson University
Bachelors, Mathematics; Nonprofit Administration
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Limits, derivatives, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus each represent a genuine shift in mathematical thinking — not just a new set of formulas. Elisa breaks down each concept by connecting it to tangible engineering scenarios, like how a rate of change describes real forces acting on a bridge...
Duke University
Bachelors
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Kathleen
Teaching multivariable calculus, biostatistics, and neuroscience means Kathleen regularly circles back to the AB fundamentals — limits, differentiation, integration — from angles most high school curricula never touch. She's particularly sharp at helping students see how the chain rule and integrati...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Mimi
I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum education and I specialize in visual arts, history and art history, and object-based learning. In all su...
Harvard University
Masters in Education, Education
Dartmouth College
B.A.
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Aaron
I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mountains, forests--you name it, I love it). On rainy weekends I enjoy tinkering with computers and old e...
The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Duke University
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Nina
I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. In August, I will be starting a doctoral program in biostatistics at NYU. I was a teaching assistant ...
Columbia University
Masters in biostatistics
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)
Columbia University in the City of New York
Current Grad Student, Biostatistics
Certified Tutor
I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science, history, and English, as well as helped students prepare for standardized tests. I've guided adults...
Harvard University
PHD, Education
Wesleyan University
Bachelor in Arts, Sociology
Certified Tutor
Liz
I am a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Humanities and Anthropology. Since graduation, I have worked as a tutor, teacher, and director of tutors at a charter public middle school in Boston. During this time I also received ...
Simmons College
Masters, Special Education: Mild to Moderate Disabilities 5-12
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Arts in History (minors in Humanities and Anthropology)
Certified Tutor
10+ years
Clara
I am tutoring I tend to ask my students to try to "teach" me concepts they are struggling with, or walk me through a problem that is challenging them, so that any conceptual mistakes or assumptions they are making become clear. In addition, I am a firm believer in never providing the answer to a spe...
Stanford University
Bachelors, Psychology
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