Math Anxiety is Real Many students have math anxiety. They simply have had a terrible experience with the subject of mathematics thus far.  They consider it a boring and tedious subject they’d do away with in a heartbeat given the opportunity.  Have you noticed your child shut down around the … Continue reading Math Anxiety is Real and Here’s How to Prevent it.

Building Confidence in Mathematics   Mathematics has a massive effect on student confidence.  Not only is confidence the most important trait for success in mathematics, performance in mathematics has a huge effect on overall confidence.  Therefore mathematics provides a wonderful opportunity to build confidence which is our core offering. It doesn’t take … Continue reading How Confidence Relates to Mathematics

How do you know if you have a terrible math tutor?  If all you do is do homework together.  That’s what I call lazy tutoring.  How do you know if you have an outstanding math tutor?  If the tutor anticipates what part of the problem will cause you issues ahead … Continue reading How to get the most out of your tutoring time

We make it no secret here at Alexander Mathematics and Physics Tutoring that we are not fans of the SAT.  But you still nee to know how to study for the SAT. My name for the SAT is “math with a gun to your head.”  I call it this because you … Continue reading How to study for the SAT

Today I’d like to discuss the differences between learning in the classroom and learning one-on-one with a tutor and it’s advantages.  I’ve taught math, physics and astronomy in the classroom for years and I’ve also been a private tutor for years.  I love them both dearly, and I think it’s important that parents understand the key differences as well as the technical difficulties and advantages … Continue reading The difference between learning in the classroom and learning one-on-one with a tutor

It’s been almost two years now since we decided to expand our math and science tutoring services in my favorite city; New York. I loved the prospect of working there and set out to see if I could find a tutor that lived up to our very high standards. I … Continue reading Tutoring from Coast to Coast

Learning Math during covid-19 Many parents are wondering how they are going to help their kids catch up in math after missing material during the Covid-19 pandemic.  I’ve had the opportunity to see how many different schools have reacted to the crisis, every story is different.  Some schools really rose … Continue reading How to Catch Up in Math for Free this Summer

This lesson we’ll be covering fractions which are a math subject that causes the most trouble with students going all the way from junior high, all the way to the end of high school. Many students don’t ever master the fraction. And what happens is, later in their high school … Continue reading Fractions, the mother of all math issues.

Theory of Relativity Lecture Series #1 This is an introduction to my favorite physics topic:  The special theory of relativity. In my career as a physics tutor I have always wanted to teach this subject in a one-on-one format.  This is my opportunity. I’ve spent years studying this topic and … Continue reading Theory of Relativity Series Day 1

The Physics of a meteor Shower We’ve all seen a meteor shower, but do you understand the physics behind it?  A giant rock hurdling through space?  Nope.  It’s actually dust burning up in the atmosphere.   Most meteors are no larger than a grain of rice.  The most interesting thing about … Continue reading Unicorn Meteor Shower!