Adam A.
Private tutor in Mission Viejo, CA
Education
I graduated from UCI in 2005 with B.S. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Neuroscience (GPA 3.78). I then received my teaching credential from UCI in 2006 (GPA 3.97). I've taught science and math for 10 years at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, CA. Woodbridge was ranked as the top high school in Orange County and 8th in the state of California in college and career readiness by Newsweek magazine.
Experience
10 years teaching various levels of science (Biology (7 yrs), Chemistry (4 yrs), Physics (3 yrs), Earth Science (3 yrs), Anatomy and Physiology (6 yrs)) and math (Algebra (2 yrs), Geometry (2 yrs)) at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, CA. 10 years one-on-one and group tutoring experience in various subjects (English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Algebra, Geometry, etc.). Teacher fellow for summer COSMOS program at UCI working with professors Dr. Felix Grun and Dr. John Lowengrub assisting high schools students to put together real research projects dealing with cancer cell growth and mathematical modeling of that growth.
Subject Expertise
7th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade math1st Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade math6th Grade math10th Grade math8th Grade math9th Grade mathCAHSEE MathematicsElementary MathPSAT MathematicsSAT MathSAT MathematicsAP Biology4th Grade Science5th Grade Science6th Grade Science7th Grade Science8th Grade ScienceEarth ScienceLife Sciences3rd Grade ScienceBiologyEvolutionary BiologyGeneral BiologySAT Subject Test in Biology E/MAnatomyPhysiologyCAHSEE EnglishEnglish
Availability
Weekdays in the evening, Weekends in the morning
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
If I were to say one thing about myself, it would be that I chose the correct profession. I started college wanting to be a doctor until my third year. I had taken my MCATs and gotten into medical school when my mother, a nurse for 35 years, had a dinner party where she had invited some doctors. My mom, dad and all the doctors and their spouses were sitting around the table when one of them asked me if I was still planning to go into medicine. After telling her yes, there were resounding cries around the table telling me to rethink my decision. Not that they didn't enjoy their jobs, but they just suggested that it might be a good idea to at least think about other professions. That one night set me on a path toward teaching and I'm so happy that I'm here. A little about me. I love to golf, go on hikes with my wife, watch baseball and read 19th century literature. My favorite author is Tolstoy and my favorite book of all time is Anna Karenina followed by Moby Dick at a close second. Science is my passion and reading is my love.
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