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Ofir Karpel
Ofir Karpel
About Me
I am extremely friendly and talkative, but I won't give away answers. Instead, I point students in the right direction while letting them make mistakes along the way. Mistakes should be encouraged, not discouraged, since that's the only way to learn. I am patient and interested in the thoughts of my students and I encourage discussion during my sessions. I can make learning math and physics fun by giving clear applications of the subject material.
Education
I attended UC Santa Barbara and recently graduated in June 2020. I studied math and physics and received a BS in physics and a minor degree in math.
Teaching Experience
I have worked for UC Santa Barbara as a tutor for the past 3 years, where I helped students with university courses. I tutored students individually as well in groups of 30+. I tutored in a wide range of subjects including Newtonian mechanics, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, vector calc, and also proof-based math. I have also logged 100s of hours of tutoring over zoom. I also have taken the SAT and GRE and have helped students study for the math portion of both. I personally scored an almost perfect score on the quantitative section of the GRE.
Interests
My favorite thing to do when I am not working is learning. Specifically, I am subscribed to some very informative youtube channels that I learn from. On these channels, I learn number theory, analysis (real and complex). I also try and solve previous IMO (international math olympiad) problems for fun. I also love to solve difficult integrals; the whole process feels like putting together a hard puzzle.
I love teaching and explaining science at every level!
Subjects
Graduate Test Prep
GRE
Math
Algebra, Algebra II, Calculus, Differential Equations, Discrete Math, Geometry, Prealgebra, Precalculus, Statistics, Trigonometry
Science
Astronomy, Physics, Physical Science
Test Prep
SAT, ACT, PSAT