STEM degrees · Online and Aldaia

Calculus, Algebra and Statistics
for first-year students

Subject-by-subject support for engineering, science and data degrees. Online from anywhere in Spain, in person if you're near Aldaia.

Six subjects

Choose the one that's giving you trouble

We don't work on "university maths" in the abstract: we work through your subject, with your syllabus and your past exams in front of us. These are the six most requested.

Subject 01

Calculus and Analysis

Calculus ICalculus II
  • Limits and continuity
  • Sequences and series
  • Differentiation, Taylor series and optimisation
  • Integration and improper integrals
  • Multivariable calculus: partials, gradient, multiple integrals
  • Ordinary differential equations
Subject 02

Linear Algebra

Algebra IMathematics I
  • Matrices, determinants and systems (Gauss, Rouché)
  • Vector spaces, bases and dimension
  • Linear maps
  • Diagonalisation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
  • Orthogonality and quadratic forms
Subject 03

Probability and Statistics

StatisticsProbability
  • Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem
  • Random variables and distributions
  • Estimation and confidence intervals
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Regression and correlation
Subject 04

Numerical Methods

Numerical calculusMATLAB · Python
  • Error, precision and stability
  • Root-finding: bisection and Newton-Raphson
  • Linear systems: LU decomposition and iterative methods
  • Interpolation and curve fitting
  • Numerical integration
  • ODEs: Euler and Runge-Kutta
  • Implementation in MATLAB/Octave and Python

This is the one for you if you already code and it's the algorithm that's tripping you up.

Subject 05

Programming and Computing

From scratchC · Java · Python
  • Fundamentals from scratch: variables, control flow, functions
  • Data structures
  • Algorithms and complexity
  • Object-oriented programming
  • C, Java and Python
  • Debugging and graded assignments

This is the one for you if you're starting from zero and the course assumes you already know how to code.

Subject 06

Data Science

Machine learningFinal-year / Master's projects
  • Scientific Python: numpy, pandas, matplotlib
  • The mathematical foundations almost nobody explains
  • Supervised models: regression, trees, SVMs
  • Neural networks and deep learning
  • Support with coursework and final-year/Master's projects

This isn't improvised: a Master's in Artificial Intelligence from UPM, work with convolutional networks and computer vision, and research at CSIC.

The jump from Bachillerato to university

Why Calculus I trips so many students up

It's almost never a lack of ability. It's that the subject runs on different rules than Bachillerato, and nobody tells you until you've already failed the first mid-term.

i

The pace triples

One semester covers what used to be a full year in Bachillerato. Fall behind for a week and you don't just owe that topic — you owe that topic and the next one.

ii

Proof enters the picture

It's no longer enough to apply the right technique; you have to justify why it works. It's a new way of thinking, and it isn't learned by repeating template exercises.

iii

Nobody chases you

With no weekly quizzes or homework to hand in, falling behind goes unnoticed until the mid-term. By then it isn't one topic outstanding — it's six.

Tutoring attacks exactly those three points: pace, rigour and consistency. It isn't reviewing the syllabus in the abstract — it's organising what you already have, closing the gaps that are blocking the next topic, and reaching the exam with the reasoning behind each step, which is what the lecturer is actually grading.

When to start

Three moments, three ways of working

The plan isn't the same if you have two weeks left as if you're starting the semester. Tell me where you're at and we'll adjust.

Mid-term in two weeks

An intensive crash course on exactly what's being examined. Priority on what carries the most weight and the exercise types most likely to appear.

During the semester

Weekly follow-up so you don't reach December with everything left to do. Each session is tied to what was just covered in that week's lectures.

July resit

A full review of the subject from the ground up, with mock exams matching the real format your lecturer uses.

Format

Online by default, Aldaia if it suits you

Online, from wherever you are

This is the main format for university tutoring, and not just for convenience: if you have labs until seven and live forty minutes from campus, that's the only hour that exists. With an online lesson, you don't lose it.

Digital whiteboard, an overhead camera on the exercise, and all materials shared live. We work from your syllabus, your notes and your own lecturer's past exams — which is what actually makes the difference. It doesn't matter whether you study in Valencia, Madrid or Santiago.

In person in Aldaia

Our premises are at Calle Miguel Grau 1-32, Aldaia, a short reach from Alaquàs, Xirivella, Torrent and Valencia city, Monday to Thursday from 18:00 to 22:00.

If it's on your way home, great. But living far away isn't a reason to rule it out — online works exactly the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What people usually ask before starting

Which universities do your students come from?

Mostly Universitat de València, Universitat Politècnica de València and CEU. Online, I teach students from any Spanish university: first-year STEM syllabi vary far less between universities than it seems from the inside.

Do you teach Physics?

Yes. First-year Physics I and II: mechanics, fields, waves and thermodynamics. It doesn't have its own card on this page because most enquiries are for mathematics, but it's covered the same way. Message me with your subject and we'll take it from there.

Only first and second year?

First and second year are the bulk of it, since that's where most students get stuck carrying subjects from one year to the next. For higher years or very specialised subjects, send me the syllabus first and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.

What if my subject isn't on the list?

Ask anyway. The six subjects above are simply the most requested, not a closed catalogue. Send me the syllabus or your notes and I'll tell you whether it's something I can cover well.

Tell me your subject and when the exam is

Message me on WhatsApp with the subject, your university and the mid-term date. I'll tell you straight whether I can help and how we'd approach it.