I have taught Physics at Wright State University for the better part of 20 years; for each student to have a chance of succeeding in physics, they had to know mathematics, and I would often describe in detail what they needed to know as far as math was concerned, including algebra, trigonometry and calculus. I also made myself available to the students for one-on-one help, which was tantamount to tutoring.

I also taught college algebra (which is equivalent to precalculus) as well as reme...