"I've been teaching mathematics for nearly 20 years, and tutoring for more than 30 years. I received my first Mathematics degree in 2005 from California State University - Chico, a B.S. in Applied Mathematics. In 2006, I was offered a position as a middle school algebra and primarily high school Geometry teacher at St. Mary's of Medford, a college preparatory school with a college grad success rate above 90%. In 2009, I returned to Columbus, Ohio and received an M.S. in Mathematics, specializing in Mathematics Education, in 2012.

I have since been teaching at Ohio State as a lecturer and as a teaching assistant. I have become exceptionally good at teaching Math 1131 - Business Calculus, Math 1148 - College Algebra II, and Math 1149 - Trigonometry. I have also become exceptionally skilled at helping students in my office, in the OSU MSLC tutor rooms, and as a private tutor, for middle school, high school, and Ohio State students, while teaching at Ohio State.

In 1987, as a high school senior, I received the highest score of the AP Calculus Exam at Worthington High School (hundreds took the exam). When I was a high school student, I found studying mathematics to be a very lonely experience. There was no internet, and I knew no one who cared nearly as much as I did about what I was learning. I've since found that what may drive me the most to want to help others so sincerely is the experience of feeling alone in my studies, and having to be patient enough to wait to talk with my teacher the next day.

I love helping people with math, and I do my best to build confidence, not just the various understandings of math concepts and procedures. I love being able to be someone that students can turn to for help, someone they can count on to always care.

Thank you,

Tim Tussing" less...