"I am a retired structural engineer and the ideal tutor for those who want to satisfactorily complete the structural engineering requirements of their major. And for those who desire to specialize in structural engineering as a career path and have aspirations to pass the FE and PE exams. Students who have used my tutoring assistance in the past are engineering, construction, and architecture majors.

Extensive experience in tutoring structural analysis, steel design, concrete design, structural dynamics, and overall building behavior under gravity, wind, and seismic loading. Having gone to graduate school in structural engineering and designed numerous buildings, I bring real world experience as well as academic help to the student.

To be successful in structural engineering, a solid proficiency in engineering math and engineering mechanics is necessary. I have tutored students in the prerequisite courses of calculus, differential equations, statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials (solid mechanics and deformable bodies), and fluid mechanics. Most frequently requested math subject is differential equations sometimes with LaPlace Transforms and Linear Algebra.

In helping engineering students succeed, I clarify and simplify the difficult concepts the student is struggling with. Students often comment that I make things much simpler and easier. I relate the current material to future course work or current practices in industry which motivates the students to work harder to achieve success. For conscientious students, I have generally raised the grade by one letter and sometimes two letters. I have saved dozens of students from repeating courses.

For those aspiring to licensing as a professional engineer, I tutor students preparing to take the FE Exams (Fundamentals of Engineering). I also tutor the Civil PE/Structural Emphasis, the Structural PE, the CA Civil Surveying Exam, and the CA Civil Seismic Exam. Tutoring is keyed to the needs of the students in both content and level of detail." less...