My name is Elias. Before starting grad school I was a teacher for 7 years and then a software engineer for 4. I've taught everything from basic algebra to graduate level math with almost everything in between. I have a dual physics and math degree from the university of Georgia and I have also taught pretty much all levels of physics up to graduate level physics. I also have extensive experience as a computer programmer both in scientific settings as well as engineering and software development. My teaching style is very much intuition first, details later. I have always had the philosophy that students who can build an intuition for what they're learning have a much easier time moving on to more advanced problems, or more advanced proofs/techniques (whatever their level may be). I like to draw lots of pictures even when then concepts are entirely abstract.

Playing/writing music, swimming, working out, playing soccer, reading math texts, solving puzzles (rubiks type things)