Darwin Z.
Private tutor in San Diego, CA
Education
M.S. in NanoEngineering from UCSD, 2016 (GPA: 3.66) B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from U.C. Berkeley, 2014 (GPA: 3.45)
Experience
I enjoy helping people learn, especially in a one-on-one setting with people who actually need help learning. One of the primary challenges in teaching is matching your teaching style to the way each student learns, and a one-on-one tutoring format allows me to assess the needs of a student and meet those needs more effectively. This makes for a more rewarding experience for the student, and also for me. Teaching Experience: TA at UCSD NanoEngineering. Courses taught: Nano 15 (Eng. Computing using Matlab). Nano 102 (Chem. Princ. of Nanoeng.), Nano 120A & B (NanoEng. systems design). Math Tutor (PREP program, UC Berkeley, 2014) Testing: GRE General: Quantitative: 168 (96% below), Verbal: 165 (95% below), Analytical Writing: 4.5 (78% below) SAT General: Reading: 800, Math: 780, Writing: 720 SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry: 800 Math Level II: 800 AP Tests: Calculus BC: 5 Physics C - Mechanics: 5 Physics C - E & M: 5 Chemistry: 5 Microeconomics: 5 Government & Politics: 5 Graduate coursework (UCSD Nanoengineering): Nanoengineering core (20 quarter units): • Intro to Nanoengineering • Intermolecular & Surface Forces • Nanomaterials Synth. & Char. • Nanoscale Physics & Modeling • Nanosystems Integration • Electives (16 quarter units): • Biophotonics • Bionanotechnology • Quantum Mechanical Modeling • Group Theory as Applied to Spectroscopy Undergraduate (UC Berkeley, Materials Science and Engineering): Math (19 semester units): • Calculus: 3 semesters • Linear Algebra: 1 semester • Upper Division Differential Equations: 1 semester • Materials Science courses (35 semester units): • Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects: 1 semester • Phase transformations and Kinetics: 1 semester • Materials Characterization: 1 semester • Properties of Electronic Materials: 1 semester • Corrosion: 1 semester • Nanomaterials: 1 semester • Mechanical Behavior of Materials: 1 semester • Thin Film Materials Science: 1 semester • Experimental Materials Science Design: 1 semester • Polymeric Materials: 1 semester • Physics Courses (37 semester units): • Introductory Physics: 3 semesters (includes Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, Optics, and Relativity) • Solid Mechanics: 1 semester • Upper Division Quantum Mechanics: 1 semester • Upper Division E&M and Optics: 1 semester • Solid-State Physics: 2 semesters • Upper Division Thermodynamics: 1 semester • Quantum and Non-linear Optics: 1 semester • General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis: 2 semesters (8 semester units) • Matlab Programming: 1 semester (3 semester units)
Subject Expertise
10th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade math10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade math6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade math8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th Grade math9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4AP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP ChemistryAP Computer ScienceAP LatinAP MicroeconomicsAP Physics 1AP Physics 1 - DUPEAP Physics 2 - DUPEAP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics 2: MechanicsAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP US GovernmentArithmeticCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3ChemistryClassicsCLEP American GovernmentCLEP CalculusCLEP ChemistryCLEP College AlgebraCLEP College MathematicsCLEP Natural SciencesCLEP PrecalculusCLEP Principles of MicroeconomicsCollege AlgebraCollege EssaysComputational Problem SolvingComputer ProgrammingComputer SkillsDifferential EquationsElectromagnetismElementary AlgebraElementary MathEngineeringEnglishEssay EditingGeneral ChemistryGraduate Test PrepGREGRE QuantitativeGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE VerbalGRE Verbal ReasoningHistory Of ScienceHomeschoolHonors ChemistryHSPTHSPT Language SkillsHSPT MathHSPT QuantitativeHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalIB Chemistry HLIB Chemistry SLIB Computer Science HLIB Computer Science SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLIB Physics HLIB Physics SLIntermediate AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraLatinLatin 1Latin 2Latin 3Latin 4Linear AlgebraMaterials ScienceMiddle School MathMultivariable CalculusPhysical SciencePhysicsPre-AlgebraPre-CalculusPythonQuantitative ReasoningQuantum MechanicsQuantum PhysicsQuantum TheorySATSAT Critical ReadingSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in ChemistrySAT Subject Test in LatinSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2SAT Subject Test in PhysicsSAT VerbalSAT WritingScientific ProgrammingSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelSTAARSTAAR EOCSTAAR Grades 3-8Summer TutoringTest PrepTrigonometryVocabularyWriting
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
My main hobby is music performance. I've been in music classes since the days of "Mommy and Me" baby classes. In elementary and middle school, I was in a recorder ensemble for 8 years, playing soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders. I started playing the tuba in 6th grade (2003) in my middle school's band. Since then, I have participated in many bands and orchestras over the years, from community bands to groups that have performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA (the home of the LA Philharmonic Orchestra). I was in the CBDA California All-State Honor Band in 2008 and the SCSBOA All-Southern CA Honor Band in 2010. I was in the Idyllwild Concert Band in 2006 and the Idyllwild Festival Wind Ensemble in 2007 & 2010. In 2007, we performed our final concert at Disney Hall. My high school's orchestra also performed at Disney Hall in 2009, and has (since I left) developed a relationship with the LA Philharmonic where they sometimes receive master classes from LA Phil members. I'm mostly self-taught, but I have received some professional instruction in tuba playing. At the Idyllwild programs, we took some lessons with a professional instructor. I also took private lessons for a year under Peter Wahrhaftig, the tubist for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
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