Diego H.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
(Only available for online tutoring.) Worked as a Software Engineer at Google for four and a half years. I have a Master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. I did my undergrad also at Stanford, in Music with a concentration in conducting. Some remarks about my mathematics background: A lot of my mathematics background comes from high school experiences. I spent a lot of time with The Art of Problem Solving’s (artofproblemsolving.com) books and taking its online courses. In particular, I took their proof-based calculus course concurrently with, and as a more rigorous supplement for, my high school’s AP Calculus BC course. I also received intensive olympiad-level training in proofs at the AwesomeMath Summer Program at UC Santa Cruz, which I attended for two summers. In addition to coursework and self-studying, I was involved in math competitions as both a competitor and a test writer. I competed at the local, state, and national level in various competitions. I also spent a significant time on the other side of competitions, contributing tests and detailed solutions for statewide math competitions in Florida.
Experience
I have extensive tutoring experience in math, science, and music. Students I have worked with range in age from middle school to college and beyond. In addition to tutoring privately, I have served as a section leader for Stanford's introductory computer science class, Programming Methodology (taught in Java). For three quarters, I served as a course assistant for the Stanford course Mathematical Foundations of Computing (CS103). My math tutoring philosophy in a nutshell: "Mathematics is the art of explanation." Some test scores: AP Calculus BC: 5 AP Computer Science: 5 AP Music Theory: 5 AP Statistics: 5 IB Mathematics HL: 7 SAT: 2300 (800 Math, 770 Reading, 730 Writing) (old system) SAT Math II: 800 I also tutor biology, chemistry, Latin, and computer programming (Java, C++, C) at the AP/SAT level. Here are some relevant test scores: AP Biology: 5 AP Chemistry: 5 SAT Chemistry: 800 AP Computer Science: 5 SAT Latin: 700 The quote I used above is from an online article by mathematician Paul Lockhart. It has governed the way I think about mathematics ever since I read it.
Subject Expertise
Music TheorySAT MathematicsSAT MathPSAT MathematicsMiddle School MathMathematical Foundations for Computer ScienceIB Mathematics SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematical Studies SL12th Grade math11th Grade math10th Grade mathTrigonometrySAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1AP Calculus ABLinear AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraEssay EditingCollege AlgebraClarinetCalculus 3Calculus 2Calculus 1C++AP Music TheoryAP Computer ScienceAP Calculus BC
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Some miscellaneous facts: I am an active clarinetist and conductor. Groups I have been involved in include the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, the Stanford Collaborative Orchestra, the Stanford Light Opera Company, and the Google Orchestra. In my free time, I enjoy eating, reading, traveling, going to the gym, and hiking.
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