|
|
PHC Prep Instructors
All Patrick Henry College Preparatory Academy instructors are bible-believing Christians, committed to helping their students grow spiritually as well as academically.
Each PHC Prep online course has both a Master Teacher and a Classroom Teacher. The Master Teacher is the vision behind the course and its AP-approved syllabus, who personally designs and creates course content and oversees the progress of the course during the year. Many are Patrick Henry College faculty members, and all are highly qualified in their respective fields. Each Classroom Teacher is a fully qualified instructor with a degree and specific knowledge that leads your student to success—and a heart to help your student individually improve and grow, while thriving in the online environment.
To read more about the instructors for a particular course, simply click on that course, then click on the instructor’s name.
AP Calculus AB
Master Teacher: Tom Larry, PhD
Master Teacher
Tom Larry, PhD
PhD, Wayne State University BS, University of Michigan
Tom Larry received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Michigan in 1970 and a doctorate in physics from Wayne State University in 1979. He is currently chief scientist/electromagnetics (EM) with Toyon Research Corporation, a defense contractor. He has been with Toyon since January of 1990.
Dr. Larry has over 30 years of experience in applying advanced mathematics to the physical modeling of scattering and propagation phenomena involving acoustic, electromagnetic, optical, and nuclear systems. Particular emphasis has been on EM control and observables technologies. He has developed a number of computational codes for electromagnetic analysis as well as software for performing optimization/design analyses on RF systems such as antennas and their associated subsystems. For the last 20 years he has been pursuing methods and techniques for the RF control of antenna apertures. He holds three patents in this area.
Dr. Larry believes in Jesus Christ. He is married to Suzanne and has a stepdaughter and two sons. He has been a homeschooling Dad for almost 10 years. Dr. Larry teaches math and science classes in his home, and is interested in helping Christian young people develop science and analysis skills that will help them contribute significantly and professionally to our modern technological society.
Classroom Teacher: Rebecca Darby
Classroom Teacher
Rebecca Darby
BA, Florida Atlantic University
Rebecca graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University in 1991, acquiring a B.A. in Mathematics along the way. Since then, she has spent the past 18 years passionately and persistently teaching secondary mathematics. Throughout her years of teaching, she has had the opportunity to teach math at all levels from grades 6 through 12, and has tutored extensively in both regular courses and SAT Prep. Currently, Rebecca teaches secondary mathematics and serves as Mathematics Department Head at Calvary Christian Academy.
Rebecca and her husband, John, currently reside in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. When she is not actively involved in stomping out mathematical ignorance, she enjoys reading, singing, and good conversation.
|