Zane G.
Private tutor in Brooklyn, NY
Education
Undergraduate at Columbia University in the City of New York Nondegree Program (~30 Credits) at Indiana University while in high school
Experience
I am a fluent, native English speaker and tutor math, physics, chemistry, and writing (see details below). I'm from Bloomington, Indiana, a small college town where I attended high school. I graduated in three years with a 4.0, while taking nearly 30 credits of math and physics classes at Indiana University (GPA: 3.9). I took the SAT only once in my sophomore year, scoring a 2330, and the SAT II Math and Chemistry tests at the same time, scoring 800 on both. I have a perfect score on the PSAT/NMSQT (1520/1520), won the National AP Scholar Award, and won six state medals in Science Olympiad. I've taken physics classes through Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Analytical Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics. Notable/relevant mathematics classes I've taken or are currently taking include Multivariable Analysis (Calculus) I-IV, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Analytic Number Theory, Complex Analysis, and Differential Manifolds. While in high school, I led both my school's Science Olympiad team and its FIRST Robotics team, and came to appreciate the value of mentorship and individual instruction through my experience as a rising student in these organizations learning from my upperclassmen. As a senior, I led five hours a week of lectures on science and mathematics and worked individually with underclassmen to prepare them for competition on a variety of subjects. I also founded and acted as the president of a chess program where I collaborated with my classmates to teach a total of nearly 70 young students at a local elementary school chess and provide a rewarding and stimulating intellectual outlet. I've developed my mentorship skills over the years through these experiences, and love teaching and interacting with students of all ages.
Subject Expertise
Linear AlgebraPre-AlgebraPhysicsNewtonian MechanicsMultivariable CalculusGeometryDifferential EquationsPre-CalculusCompetition MathCollege EssaysCollege AlgebraCalculus 3Calculus 2Calculus 1AP World HistoryAP US HistorySAT MathSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Subject TestsSAT Subject Test in PhysicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in ChemistrySAT MathematicsAP US GovernmentSAT Critical ReadingSATQuantitative ReasoningPSAT Writing SkillsPSAT MathematicsPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT12th Grade mathAlgebra 2Algebra 1Chemistry9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science9th GradeACT English11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade math9th Grade math10th Grade10th Grade Writing10th Grade ReadingAP Calculus BCAP United States HistoryAP Physics 2: MechanicsAP Physics 2 - DUPEAP Physics 1 - DUPEAP Physics 1AP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAP Chemistry10th Grade mathAP Calculus ABTrigonometryWritingACT with WritingACT ScienceACT ReadingACT Math
Availability
Weekends after 10AM, Monday in the morning, Tuesday in the morning, Wednesday in the morning, Thursday in the morning, Friday after 10AM
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 1 hour away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I study Mathematics here in NYC, and in my free time play on Columbia University's Men's Ultimate Frisbee team and enjoy reading novels, running and weightlifting, programming, playing chess and various video games, and exploring New York City. Pedagogically, I value efficient learning strategies, habits of thought, and the concept of "The Beginner's Mind" in my own life and when I myself approach challenges, and therefore seek to emphasize these concepts in my teaching. Volumes of research show that when students view learning as a continuous process of questioning rather than a simple test of intelligence, they perform markedly better. Therefore, one of my primary goals is to dismantle the common expectation that with intelligence comes immediate understanding, and replace it with "comfort in confusion", a common pedagogical concept in mathematics teaching that emphasizes the advantages of being able to think and navigate around a concept while not yet understanding it. I tutor all high school mathematics, high school Chemistry and Physics, high school writing, the following college level topics: Linear Algebra, Calculus I-IV, Differential Equations, and the following standardized tests: SAT, ACT, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT II Math I, SAT II Math II, SAT II Chemistry, SAT II Physics, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Chemistry, AP Physics-Mechanics, AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition. I also advise college applications and college application essays, and can walk you through the entire process of essay writing, from topicality, general strategies, to final proofreading. Particularly, I offer online editing of your essays through Google Docs, so it is possible to receive feedback frequently and in real time as your essay progresses. Thanks for your interest! Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I'm available in all five boroughs of New York City.
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