"Hi. My name is Norm Elias. I'm a PhD in Electrical Engineering who graduate Summa Cum Laude with straight A's in my engineering courses. I've worked in research at Bell Labs and Philips as well as private consulting. My R&D specialty is computer simulation of electronics. My work has primarily focused on supporting designers and design teams. Along the way I've taught circuit analysis at the college level, telecommunications on the job and computer simulation one-on-one. All aspects of this work centers on the people I support and/or teach. Their success is my reward.

My teaching philosophy evolved from my own student experience. The student is his/her only real teacher. The formal teacher is a guide and an aide who introduces the subject matter an answers questions. A private tutor supplements the teacher by coaching the student. Both professionals need to care about their students in order to motivate them and both must be knowledgeable beyond the syllabus in order to encourage the student and impart a sense f confidence. Positive encouragement is essential to the students success. Exams must be fair, reasonable and on topic. Their purpose is to motivate the student to study not to demonstrate how clever the teacher is. A good tutor will clarify matters for the student not overwhelm the student to show off the skills of the tutor. Encourage the student to learn, enable the student to learn, and pay attention to the student's needs. It can be an extremely rewarding experience.

From my student days throughout my career math, physics and electrical engineering theory have been my constant partners. The basic physical sciences explain the great miracles of the world we live in - that beautiful shade of blue we see in the sky, the fact that it is possible for us to see/hear/smell/touch those wonders is an even greater miracle. The fact that we can put a portion of these miracles to use for the benefit of each other is an even greater miracle. The opportunity to open the eyes of others to these miracles is" less...