Nakeya

Certified Tutor

I am a graduate of North Carolina State University where I earned a doctorate degree in Applied Mathematics. After graduation, I held a Post-doctoral position at one of the five United States military service academies. I am currently an Assistant Professor at another one of the service academies.

My overarching goal is to broaden the minds of my students and be an integral part of their future careers. Being a math professor is a fulfilling career that comes with interesting challenges. One component of my responsibility as an instructor is to show students that mathematics is not as tedious as they may think, and it can not only be enjoyable but useful. My goal is to help instill confidence in my students so that they can believe that they can perform well in class, and as a result actually be successful. It is important that my students understand concepts well rather than just memorize rules. My ideas for aiding students to be successful in learning mathematics is to provide a fun environment conducive to learning. My style of teaching allows the students to express their ideas freely in class and creates an environment where students can learn from their mistakes.

I have taught a variety of classes in my career including single variable calculus, multivariable calculus, differential equations, mathematical modeling, engineering mathematics, and an introduction to proof writing and set theory course. I love to teach calculus and differential equations as an applied mathematician, however I really enjoyed teaching set theory and introduction to proof writing as well.