"Hi! My name is Alexandra, a tutor based in the Washington, DC area. I specialize in math and science tutoring, and have over fifteen years of experience providing support with classwork at all grade levels, from elementary to intermediate-level college courses. In addition, I have been working as a test prep tutor for the last five years, specializing in tutoring the SAT, PSAT, ACT, and GRE and accompanying subject tests.

I have been tutoring since my sophomore year of college, when I began to work as a homework aide at the tutoring and support center in the Physics Department at Cornell. I found the work exceptionally rewarding, and enjoyed the challenge of explaining highly abstract concepts in ways that can be easily visualized and understood.

My style is quite flexible, and I try to adapt it to meet the student’s needs. My primary goal with students is to teach them to read and understand math and science problems and to build their confidence in their own problem-solving skills, so that they are eventually able to tackle their coursework on their own. To this end, I encourage my students to think through a problem on their own as much as possible, even as I remain present and available to provide guidance if they should need it. Math and science can be very overwhelming in terms of the amount of new material presented to students, so I aim to help my students feel supported and encouraged as they work.

The following is a representative (non-exhaustive) sample of the courses I have taught:

- algebra 1 and 2

- geometry

- trig/precalculus

- calculus and AP calculus (AB and BC)

- multivariable calculus

- differential equations

- linear algebra

- mathematical physics

- earth science

- life science

- biology

- chemistry and honors/AP chemistry

- physics and honors/AP physics (with and without calculus)

- mechanics

- electricity and magnetism

- thermodynamics

- optics

- waves

- modern physics (special relativity, quantum physics, etc.)

I do ask that each student let me know before our sessions begin the tit" less...