Math Tutor – Carlsbad – Parabola
by Stuart Raffeld
What is a Parabola
A special curve, shaped like an arch.
Any point on a parabola is at an equal distance from …
… a fixed point (the focus), and …
… a fixed straight line (the directrix)
It is one of the “Conic Sections”
B. A. Operations Research & Statistics, California State University, Long Beach, Teaching Assistant undergraduate Mathematics. B.S. Mathematics, California State University, Long Beach. Mathematics University of California, Irvine, Teaching Assistant undergraduate Mathematics. Completed course work for MS Degree with 4.0 GPA. M.S. Mathematics, Kingsbridge University. Transcript available upon request. 1988-Present: Mathematics tutoring--One on one tutoring for SES students through YP institute and Academic advantage. Tutored students with low learning skills as well as very bright students. Tutored groups of four students in math classes from basic mathematics through calculus. Mathematics teaching for EFN, Inc., a private school.