I’m Homero (om-ERR-raw). I’m a Mathematician.
I hold a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Warwick in the UK. I have worked as a tutor, teacher, lecturer and researcher in Math for some years now.
My experience includes teaching Math at university level and one-to-one tutoring at high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. Apart from my experience as a teacher and tutor, I’m also a father of three and a homeschooler. Hence, I say that I have first-hand experience to know that people learn at different paces and in different ways.
I love to explain Math to students so that they can have an eye-opening experience and come to see Math as an approachable and understandable subject.
Since I love Math and its interactions with many areas of knowledge, I like to show Math from different points of view.
As a teacher and tutor, I don’t want people to only do the Math. I want them to understand the Math. I put a great emphasis on understanding and mastering a subject before moving forward. We build on solid foundations. That’s because I believe that one of the reasons people don’t like Math is that they don’t see the point of it, and soon they get lost in lots of formulas they don’t understand and give up.
I also think that many times, when people approach Math, they memorize some techniques, but they don’t see that there is a reason, a logic, behind the techniques, and that the reason is many times a simple reason. Once you understand the logic behind some Math, you can work out formulas and techniques on your own. This ability is very useful in the Math section of standardized tests like ACT/SAT.
I think that if you see Math in the context of something you like, then you’re more likely to appreciate it and understand it. So I guide students to places where they can relate to the Math they’re learning. For instance, relating Math to photography, cooking, music,… they discover Math on their own! So I explain Math drawing from many different examples, objects, perspectives in order to adjust to the students needs.
Finally, in my tutoring, I like to have a friendly conversation about Math, and not a formal lecture. It’s like if we were having a cup of coffee while we discuss some Math!