Hello! My name is Lowell and I've recently completed almost 28 years as an actuary. An actuary is someone who uses mathematics & statistics to assess risk. I graduated from Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana in 1992, majoring in Mathematics & Computer science. I received a Masters degree in Actuarial Science from Ball State University in 1997. I received my Associateship in the Society of Actuaries in 2003, and am also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

I did some tutoring when I was in college, and really enjoyed it and my students had very good results with it I also helped my daughters with all levels of their homework through high school and they did very well. While I don't have the experience that most tutors here do, I really love helping others and seeing them succeed is something I love to see. I would love to help you out as well in any way I can!

My approach would be to have the student send me the topics they are struggling with ahead of the lesson so I could prepare accordingly. I find that students learn math best by example. I would begin the lesson by working through examples of those struggling topics . If I feel they are understanding what I did, I would then give them problems to work through and correct them as necessary as they work through them.

My dad is also a retired math professor and math textbook author, so consulting him on teaching approaches is always something I would consider. Algebra I, Algebra II, Precalculus, Finite Math, and Prealgebra are the classes I enjoy tutoring the most, but I am open to teaching others at this level or lower. During my actuarial career, I also acquired an advanced level of skill with Microsoft Excel.