"Hey everyone, my name is Michael! I graduated summa cum laude in 2023 with a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Currently, I am a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in the same department at the University of Maryland, investigating topics at the intersection of electrical engineering, math, and physics. Throughout my academic career, I have taken a variety of courses across disciplines, and feel confident in providing support for topics in science, engineering, and math at the collegiate level, as well as support for high school topics in history and general standardized test prep. In high school, I graduated with a 4.63 wGPA, completed 13 AP courses (scoring a 4 or 5 on each AP exam), and earned scores of 1490 and 34 on the SAT and ACT, respetively.

As an undergraduate, I served as an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering for five semesters, leading groups of 10-12 students through lab exercises in electric circuits and computer programming (MATLAB, C, and Python). In this role, I would prepare and lead lab exercises, provide review sessions for exams and course projects, and host office hours where I could provide additional support to students, either in an individual or small group (2-4 students) setting. I also independently tutored students in a one-on-one manner in other courses, such as Calculus (1-3), Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Physics.

My teaching approach is one that is flexible, and open to any client preferences. Every person learns material differently, and I welcome all learning styles with my instructions. Typically, I will prepare a brief lecture for a particular topic of concern/interest, which can help provide additional background information. This lecture often includes checkpoint questions to gauge student progress. Ultimately, my teaching philosophy is to focus on the "why" behind the correct answer, so that students feel comfortable with the framework to solve any related problem." less...