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Enthusiastic tutor in Calculus, Physics, and Electrical Engineering
Rick R.

1,627 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $48
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Rick R.'s Photo

Enthusiastic tutor in Calculus, Physics, and Electrical Engineering
Enthusiastic tutor in Calculus, Physics, and Electrical Engineering
Rick R.

1,627 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

1,627 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Rick


Bio

I am a highly experienced, enthusiastic tutor in calculus, physics, and electrical engineering.

MY APPROACH

I firmly believe that anyone can succeed in mathematics, science, and engineering with the right help and encouragement. My approach to tutoring is to help students gain a deeper understanding of fundamental concepts, to develop skills and master techniques for solving real problems, and to build confidence through practice and encouragement. I help students understand not only...

I am a highly experienced, enthusiastic tutor in calculus, physics, and electrical engineering.

MY APPROACH

I firmly believe that anyone can succeed in mathematics, science, and engineering with the right help and encouragement. My approach to tutoring is to help students gain a deeper understanding of fundamental concepts, to develop skills and master techniques for solving real problems, and to build confidence through practice and encouragement. I help students understand not only the "what" of each topic, but also the "why" and the "how".

I emphasize three key dimensions in preparing students for math, science, and engineering:

1. Conceptual understanding
2. Problem-solving methods
3. Test-taking strategies

In addition, I help students develop two key skill sets:

1. Good study habits
2. Self-directed learning

MY EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

I have extensive experience teaching and tutoring a wide variety of physics and electrical engineering topics, as well as the advanced mathematics required to understand these subjects. I have helped high school, college, and graduate students improve their grades or pass courses that they had previously failed.

I hold a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, a Master of Science in Management from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Dartmouth College. I currently work as a freelance software engineer and data analyst with a focus on digital signal processing.

SUBJECTS OFFERED

High School Physics (11th and 12th grade ONLY):
• AP Physics 1 and 2
• AP Physics C Mechanics
• AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism
• IB Physics SL and HL

College Physics:
• Physics 1, 2, and 3, algebra- or calculus-based

Electrical Engineering:
• Circuits
• Signals and Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Digital Logic
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Diffraction and interference


Education

Dartmouth College
Bachelors
Boston University
Masters
MIT
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $48
  • Rate details: One-hour minimum. 24-hour cancellation. 15-minute late arrival.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 4/13/2024

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Computer

MATLAB

MATLAB

I have been programming in MATLAB for more than 18 years, including 9 years as a Senior Applications Engineer at MathWorks, where I taught customers how to use MATLAB and how to write MATLAB code.

Homeschool

Calculus, Physics, Precalculus

Math

Differential Equations,

Differential Equations

I have a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Differential Equations was a crucial prerequisite for admission to this program, and for most of the courses I took to earn the degree. I also tutored undergraduate engineering students in Differential Equations for two years while I was a graduate student. And I use Differential Equations as a key part of my current job as an engineer at a company that provides software for numerical modeling and simulation of dynamic systems based on differential equations and linear algebra.
Electrical Engineering,

Electrical Engineering

I hold a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. While I was a graduate student, I tutored undergraduates in a wide variety of math, physics, and electrical engineering subjects--including electrical circuits, signals and systems, electromagnetics, digital signal processing, etc. I currently work as a signal processing engineer for an engineering software company.
MATLAB,

MATLAB

I have been programming in MATLAB for more than 18 years, including 9 years as a Senior Applications Engineer at MathWorks, where I taught customers how to use MATLAB and how to write MATLAB code.
Calculus, Physics, Precalculus, Trigonometry

Most Popular

Calculus, Physics, Precalculus

Science

Electrical Engineering,

Electrical Engineering

I hold a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. While I was a graduate student, I tutored undergraduates in a wide variety of math, physics, and electrical engineering subjects--including electrical circuits, signals and systems, electromagnetics, digital signal processing, etc. I currently work as a signal processing engineer for an engineering software company.
Physics

Summer

Calculus, Physics

Examples of Expertise


Rick has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 35 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


Rating

5.0 (397 ratings)
5 star
(386)
4 star
(10)
3 star
(1)
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(0)
1 star
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Reviews

Outstanding Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand how her project was supposed to work which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Thorough Tutor, patient and flexible

Has taught me more about electrical theory in a couple hours then my professor all semester, specifically AC operations. I have learned about frequency reactions, phasors, rectangular form, reading critically/under/over damped

Kingspride, 4 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Rick always gets a 5 star review from me, he is an outstanding teacher, who is extremely patient and knowledgeable, i can’t say enough good things about the help and how he has helped increase my daughters Calculus proficiency.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand some concepts for a unit test in calculus which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Wonderful teacher and man of many talents, my daughter is working on Calculus this year with Rick and he is just as fantastic as he was with digital engineering! Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Calc Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand how calculus was supposed to work which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she is taking Calculus and at times it’s like a foreign language to her. Rick has been awesome, he is very patient when helping her understand, which is really important for her because she hates not understanding and gets frustrated with herself. He has been very flexible with his times and has been a general godsend for us! Would highly recommend,.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand how her project was supposed to work which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Highly recommend

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand how her project was supposed to work which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick

Outstanding Teacher

Rick has been amazing with my daughter, she didn’t understand how her project was supposed to work which was frustrating for her. His explanations and patience with her means that she is learning and not afraid to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. Rick has been very flexible with scheduling which we greatly appreciate. I would highly recommend working with Rick and we will be continuing to do so.

Cian, 19 lessons with Rick
Hourly Rate: $48
Response time: 1 hour
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