"Nice to meet you; I am Daniel.

I am the coordinator of the physics program at John Jay College, the City University of New York. I have been privileged to serve as physics coordinator since 2012. I continue to teach an average of four physics courses per semester while assisting and managing an enthusiastic team of adjunct physics faculty members. I have been teaching and tutoring physics, mathematics, philosophy, and related topics for more than 30 years.

To this day, I remain fortunate enough also to teach one physics course a year for advanced high school seniors at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York. In short, I love working with students of all ages and all abilities. I cannot imagine not teaching -- and I cannot imagine teaching only one type of idea to only one type of person.

Physics, calculus, and trigonometry can sometimes sound or seem intimidating at first. I have found, however, that with a little open-mindedness and a little patience, just about anyone can break through the most seemingly frustrating of mental barriers. To me, there is nothing quite like the joy of discovering that we knew something all the while; we just did not know we knew it.

I hold a PhD in Science Education from Columbia University Teachers College and a Master's Degree in Physics from City College of New York. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Amherst College with a Bachelor's degree both in Physics and in Philosophy.

Before I started working at City University of New York, I had taught at independent schools in Louisiana, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. I have worked happily with students as young as kindergarten and as old as graduate school. My primary purpose is to help people chip away at preconceived notions they might have -- regarding their own limits in the face of quantitative studies.

I look forward to finding out what you look forward to figuring out!" less...