Oscar - Maths tutor - Aberdeen

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  • Hourly rate £24
  • Response Time 24h
Oscar - Maths tutor - Aberdeen
  • 5 (4 reviews)

£24/hr

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Friendly, enthusiastic, patient, imaginative tutor Maths teacher at Aberdeen - Oscar

Lesson location

    • Online
    • at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 50 km from Aberdeen

About Oscar

[I'm also more than thrilled to work with students over Skype no matter their location, at reduced rates!]

Hello! The world is full of so many astonishing things, and these things connect to one another in beautiful patterns, many of which we lump together (not without reason!) and collectively term 'mathematics'. I love learning (that is, I love ferreting out these patterns), and I love introducing others to the joy of discovery! Unfortunately, sometimes these patterns require the use of some fairly tricky tools to decipher—but I love helping people understand how to use these tools, too! I've been tutoring over Skype for hundreds of hours over the past six years, working with students from the USA, Canada, Australia, and Singapore. I've also spent dozens of hours helping A-Level and GCSE students with their maths in person.

I spent two years concentrating in mathematics at Princeton University before moving my degree focus to the history of mathematics; on my way to uni, I earnt A grades in Maths, Further Maths, and Physics. (A* grades were not yet awarded at A-Level.) During my A-Level studies, I spent two months living with and being mentored by John Horton Conway, with whom I worked on a (sadly unpublished) paper comprising certain properties of André numbers and a new proof of the von Staudt–Clausen theorem. I have plenty of other interests, including my recent masters in theological ethics, but my love of mathematics remains strong, as does my desire to see that love awakened in struggling students, no matter their ability!

I try to adjust lesson structure according to what works best for the tutee. Usually, though, I help the student to understand the concepts at hand by Socratic reasoning (asking them leading questions until they come to the principles behind the concept), which not only helps to cement the answer better in their memory but also increases their understanding of the mysterious patterns at work in mathematics. The more they realise the patterns at play, the more mathematics is transformed from a subject of rote memorisation into an art they can practise and play around with (and even find fun!). I have the patience and enthusiasm to stick with the student through the line of reasoning, and at every step I want to affirm them, rather than reinforce any negative connotations they have with studying the subject.

I'm also more than happy to tutor gifted & talented young students with an interest in mathematics. I know that such students very often don't get the opportunities they need to be stretched and to develop their abilities, and consequently lose interest in subjects at which they excel. These students tend to work very well with Socratic teaching methods, often leapfrogging several steps ahead and suddenly happening upon a particularly beautiful mathematical pattern. Having access to tutoring of this sort was an immense privilege for me when I was young; I want very much to pay it forward to any other children with an ear (so to speak) for mathematics but no space in which to practise it.

University :
- Princeton University - History of Science [(two years completed, open to return)]
- University of Chester - Biblical Studies & Theology [First]
- University of Aberdeen - Masters in Theological Ethics [Distinction]

School :
Home-schooled
A Levels
- Mathematics [A]
- Further Mathematics [A]
- Physics [A]

Other Qualifications :
STEP II (2), STEP III (2).
SAT (US), incl. perfect mathematics score (800M, 770CR, 720W).
SAT subject tests: Mathematics Lvl 2 (780), English Literature (760), US History (640).

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All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

Maths teacher at Aberdeen.

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Rates

Hourly rate

  • £24

Pack prices

  • 5h: £120
  • 10h: £240

online

  • £24/h

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