Pratima K.
Private tutor in Berkeley, CA
Education
1. State University at NY, Buffalo: M.A. (Mathematics) GPA: 3.958 2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT, Bombay): M.Sc. (Mathematics), Ranked second 3. Bombay University: B.Sc. (Mathematics)
Experience
Awards and achievements of my students: AIME qualifiers: 2022, 2021, 2019 (2 students), 2018, 2016, 2008 USAMO qualifier: 1999 Mathcounts State level: 3rd place 2019. Awards for coaching a state level winner each year in the 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004 MathCounts competition. Mathcounts National level: Citations from Pennsylvania State Senate and House of Representatives for coaching an individual national level winner in MathCounts 1996. Russian School of Mathematics: Finals qualifier 2022 Math Kangaroo: 14th National Rank, March 2022 AMC8: Honor roll 2022, 2020 Award from AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) for coaching a 1999 and 2000 US Physics team member for the Physics Olympiad. Experience: 1. Individual tutoring for math including AMC/AIME, Math Counts preparation, elementary, middle & high-school math, AP Calculus, linear Algebra for more than two decades. 2. Taught at Star League for AMC and Math Counts 3. Was an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University, San Jose, CA 4. Was an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA 5. Teaching at Berkeley summer math camp, Advanced (high school) level, every summer 6. Teaching at Bay Area Math circles for Intermediate and High-school level: Stanford, Berkeley, San Jose State, Marin math circle, , since Fall 2014 7. Taught Ap-Calculus and Pre-Calculus at Basis Independent Silicon Valley school 8. Taught SAT preparation classes for Math 2007-2014 9. Coached Math Counts teams (middle school) for five years: Coached one National Winner and for four years state Winners 10. Coached US Physics Team member for two years 11. Home schooled three kids until college: They went to MIT, UC Berkeley, and UT Austin, all for Engineering programs Awards and Achievements: 1. Merit scholarship for two years at IIT, Bombay. 2. Ranked second in the M.Sc. class of 1986 at IIT, Bombay. 3. Winner of J. N. Tata Endowment Scholarship, 1985 Teaching Philosophy: I enjoy 1-1 tutoring or small group coaching since I can observe the students closely and based on their reaction guide them in real time. I encourage self discovery by patiently working on a new concept, make connections between different areas of math, spiral topics to revisit learnt material. It is rewarding to see a student struggling in math gain more and more confidence as they succeed in doing problems by mastering certain techniques and habits. For students who are already strong in math, showing them some key aspects and preparing them on deeper levels is useful for further studies as well as competitions.
Subject Expertise
CLEP CalculusAP Calculus BCGRE Quantitative ReasoningCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3Differential EquationsLinear AlgebraMultivariable Calculus5th Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade mathAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4AP Calculus ABCLEP PrecalculusCLEP College AlgebraCollege AlgebraDevelopmental AlgebraElementary AlgebraElementary MathGMAT QuantitativeGRE QuantitativeHomeschoolIntermediate AlgebraPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusProbabilityTrigonometryCOMPASS Mathematics11th Grade mathACT Math12th Grade math6th Grade math7th Grade math8th Grade mathACCUPLACER Arithmetic9th Grade mathACCUPLACER College-Level MathACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraApplied MathematicsASPIRE MathCAHSEE MathematicsCLEP College Mathematics10th Grade mathCompetition MathFinite MathematicsGRE Subject Test in MathematicsIB Further Mathematics HLHSPT MathIB Mathematical Studies SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLMathematical Foundations for Computer SciencePSAT MathematicsSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1Middle School MathSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2
Availability
Any day at any time, Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 45 minutes away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I like discussing math education related topics with anyone who finds it interesting. I enjoyed teaching math to students from disadvantaged background when I was a high school student. I enjoy backpacking, camping, hikes on nature trails, listening to music, playing games that involve puzzles and strategies.
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