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Mathy Stuff

Stuff That's Mathy

About

Taiyo Summers Terada

Work Experience

September 2014 - present

Fusion Math

Lead Tutor
  • Math/Science/SAT/ACT tutoring.
Bellevue, WA
September 2007 – June 2010 & September 2013 - June 2014

The Evergreen State College

Teaching Assistant-Undergraduate Mathematics and Physics
  • Grading homework, tutoring, occasional lecturing, and holding weekly creative workshops for upper division Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra(Group, Ring, Field, and Galois theory), Set Theory, Combinatorics, Probability theory, Mathematical Logic, Differential Equations, Nonlinear Dynamics, Classical Mechanics, Special and General Relativity courses.
  • Hosting weekly homework help workshops and Emerging Scholars Program workshops for upper division Differential Equations, Nonlinear Dynamics, Classical Mechanics, and Relativity courses.
  • Holding creative problem solving workshops for the program “ Calculated Fiction” a course on mathematics for humanities.
  • Held and designed workshops for problem solving, proof writing, and William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition preparation.
  • Informed instructors on all student progress and specific challenges pertaining to certain students.
  • Advised students on how to approach material, recommended special projects, and area of focus.
  • Assisted professor in research in Universal Algebra and Directed Graph Algebras.
Olympia, WA
October 2010 – August 2014

University Tutoring Service

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Japanese, SAT and ACT test prep tutor
  • Middleschool, Highschool, and College math and science tutoring. SAT, ACT test prep

Seattle, WA

January 2013 - September 2013

Apex Learning

Mathematics Subject Matter Expert
  • Reviewing and editing assessments for online Mathematics curriculum.
Seattle, WA
January 2012 - November 2012

Apex Learning

Mathematics Instructional Designer
  • Designed, developed and reviewed online instructional content.
  • Trained writers on project specific details.
  • Reviewed and designed interactive online lessons, instructional videos, and assessment.
Seattle, WA
September 2009 – August 2011

The Learning Curve [Now named Pacific Learning Academy]

Highschool mathematics and physics tutor
  • Weekly in home and one on one tutoring in Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Science and Physics.
Issaquah,WA
September 2006 - June 2009

The Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center
The Evergreen State College

Tutor-Undergraduate Mathematics and Physics
  • Assess students learning styles and habits, and give appropriate advice and counseling on how they would best learn mathematical and physical subjects.
  • Respond to drop in students and be responsible for solving a variety of mathematical and physical problems in subjects including, Combinatorics, Probability, Set Theory, Group, Ring, Field Theories, Topology, Calculus, Nonlinear Dynamics, Variational Calculus, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics, etc.
  • Made sure people are comfortable in the center and properly matched with their respective tutors according to subject.
  • Advised students regarding different courses offered at Evergreen and referred students to specific faculty pertaining to their needs.
Olympia, WA
June - August, 2006

Washington International School

Summer Math and Science Teacher
  • Prepared daily mathematics/science assignments as well as projects for children ages 5 to 13
  • Made science projects that showed how science can be entertaining at home, outside, and everywhere.
Seattle, WA
May - August, 2004 and 2005

Yamato Transport USA, Inc.

Moving and Office
  • Provided multilingual assistance to the office and warehouse staff including duties ranging from invoicing customers to preparing household effects for overseas and domestic shipments.
Kent, WA
August, 2005

Conversational English Instructor

  • Helped local English teacher with students learning conversational English.
Yokohama, Japan
November - February, 2000-2003

Skico

Ski Instructor
  • Instructed beginner to intermediate skiing classes
Snoqualmie Pass, WA

Education

Graduated June 2008

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, Emphasis in Mathematics and Physics

The Evergreen State College
  • Completed courses in various Topics in Advanced Undergraduate Mathematics Including, Abstract Algebra : Group, Ring, Field and Galois theories; Real and Complex Analysis; Set theory; Topology and Algebraic Topology; Combinatorics; Probability theory; First Order Logic, Recursion Theory, Gödel's incompleteness theorems; Computation, Languages, Automata, and Complexity theories; Combinatorial Game theory; Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry.
  • Courses studied in tutoring include Practice of professional Tutoring, and Tutoring across significant differences with Emerging Scholars Program workshop training [link]
  • Other Subjects covered were various Physical and Applied Mathematical Topics Including: Electrodynamics, Variational Calculus, Classical Mechanics, Non Linear Dynamics, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, Linear Algebra, Partial Differential Equations, and others.
  • Recipient of CSEM National Science Foundation Grant Scholarship, awarded for proficiency in mathematics (2007).
Olympia, WA

Awards

  • CSEM (Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics) National Science foundation Scholarship, Evergreen State College (2007)

General Abilities and Interests

  • Bilingual English/Japanese
  • Knowledge of Various Mathematical Subjects
  • Problem Solving
  • Mathematica, JavaScript, Python
  • Windows
  • Mac OS
  • Microsoft Office, Excel, Open Office, SharePoint
  • LaTeX
  • Teaching
  • Mogul Skiing
  • Soccer
  • Running
  • Handstands
  • Reading and Writing Mathematical Fiction