David K.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
Cornell University, PhD Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, 4.0/4.0 1984. My thesis advisor was Professor Michael E. Fisher and covered two subjects: (1) Surface Tension near Critical Endpoints, and (2) Pair Correlation Functions near Critical Points. Cornell University, MS, Theoretical Chemistry, 1982. UCLA, MS, Theoretical Chemistry, 1980. University of Chicago, BS, Physical Chemistry 1976. Stuyvesant High School, Diploma, 1971.
Experience
Tutoring on and off since High School. Also have taught University classes (graduate and undergraduate) as a Teaching Assistant and as a University Professor. Enjoy helping students learn. I have also developed and taught classes for Engineers and Scientists at AT&T Bell Laboratories. I also tutored teenage prisoners when I was a student. My teaching philosophy: Teach a subject while building confidence in a student's ability to do the work. I believe almost everyone can master a subject if it is explained clearly. The next steps involve teaching a student to independently apply their learnings. I tutor English Language and various Social Sciences because of interest and knowledge. My areas of deep expertise include mathematics including statistics, physics, chemistry, and certain areas of engineering (ask). I have published 4 books and almost 20 technical articles, plus invited papers at International Conferences. Worked for Bell Laboratories for 8 years before I went into consulting and technology management.
Subject Expertise
HSPT Math10th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade mathACCUPLACER College-Level MathACT MathApplied MathematicsASPIRE MathCAHSEE MathematicsCLEP College MathematicsCOMPASS MathematicsCompetition MathElementary MathFinite MathematicsGRE Subject Test in MathematicsThermochemistryIB Further Mathematics HLIB Mathematical Studies SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLMathematical Foundations for Computer ScienceMiddle School MathPSAT MathematicsSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2AP ChemistryAP Physics 1 - DUPEAP Physics 2 - DUPEAP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics 2: MechanicsAstrophysicsGRE Subject Test in PhysicsIB Physics HLIB Physics SLOAT PhysicsPhysicsQuantum PhysicsSAT Subject Test in PhysicsAnalytical ChemistryAP Physics 1ChemistryCLEP ChemistryGeneral ChemistryGRE Subject Test in ChemistryHonors ChemistryIB Chemistry HLIB Chemistry SLInorganic ChemistryNuclear ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPCAT ChemistryPhysical ChemistrySAT Subject Test in Chemistry
Availability
Weekends at any time, Weekdays after 4PM
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I follow English football and support Manchester United and Real Madrid. I am teaching my daughters to play soccer. I love Burgundy, Italian, and German wines, and love to cook, especially Italian, Indian, French, and German foods. I also import wines, as a result of supporting the charity wine auctions in Burgundy for the indigent and infirm.
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