Honors Geometry Tutor — Online with Proofs

Most online tutors stay with a student for 6–8 weeks. Tae's longest-running students are in year 5.

Palo Alto Mentor is the online private practice of Tae Hyun Nam — a long-term STEM mentor for high-achieving high schoolers. Two families have been with him since 2021, working through middle-school math, AP coursework, and college admissions with the same mentor. Not the rotating cast of tutors that Wyzant, Preply, and Varsity rely on.

What Tae covers in Honors Geometry

  • Logic and proof: direct proof, two-column proofs, proof by contradiction, indirect reasoning
  • Triangles: congruence and similarity criteria, triangle inequality, special right triangles
  • Polygons and circles: interior/exterior angles, inscribed angle theorem, tangent and secant relationships
  • Coordinate geometry: distance, midpoint, slope, equations of lines and circles, transformations
  • Trigonometry intro: SOHCAHTOA, special angles, applications to right triangles
  • 3D geometry: volume, surface area, cross sections, geometric probability
  • Transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, dilations — both visual and algebraic
  • The bridge to Algebra II: coordinate geometry connects directly to Algebra II topics

Who Honors Geometry tutoring at Palo Alto Mentor is for

Best fit: 9th and 10th graders taking Honors Geometry, students who find proof-based math challenging, and students on the AP track who want their geometry foundation rock-solid before Algebra II.

How sessions work

  • 100% online via Zoom plus a shared digital whiteboard
  • Weekly cadence — 1-hour standard, 90-minute during exam season
  • Personalized progress tracking: Tae logs weak topics across the year
  • Mock exams in the spring with detailed scoring breakdown
  • Direct text and email access between sessions for time-sensitive questions

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About Tae

Tae Hyun Nam is the sole tutor at Palo Alto Mentor. Based in South Pasadena, California; teaching online to students nationwide. Reviews from five-year families specifically mention his ability to work across “algebra, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, and computer science” with the same student — the breadth and continuity that make the multi-year mentorship model work.

Book a 20-minute intro call

The intro call is free and runs about 20 minutes. Contact us to schedule.