"I was born and raised in the bay area. I started college at age 12, graduated from high school at age 13, was tutoring college calculus at age 14, and was working as a software engineer for a Fortune 500 company at age 17. I homeschooled my own children (including neurodivergent) who are now in AP math, science, and computer science in high school.

I love and embrace the beauty of mathematics, geometry, and physics. For students that are excited about math, I strive to nurture their enthusiasm by challenging their understanding. I encourage them to think about how this lesson relates to previous lessons and to think about what might follow from the current lesson.

For students of all ages who may find math confusing or frustrating, I am patient and find ways to relate the concepts to things makes sense to them. I believe that people mostly intuitively understand the concepts of mathematics but may find the syntax overwhelming. By first making a concept relatable, I try to develop an understanding without getting hung up on the semantics of the notation." less...