Oxford-trained mathematician, former university professor, and experienced NYC independent school teacher. Offering rigorous, one-on-one tutoring that builds deep understanding.
Background & Credentials
An unusual combination of elite academic training, deep research expertise, and hands-on K–12 classroom experience.
B.A. in Mathematics & Philosophy from the University of Oxford. Ph.D. in Cognitive & Neural Systems from Boston University. M.Sc. from the University of Birmingham.
Former Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester and Research Scientist at Cornell and Dartmouth. Recipient of an NSF CAREER Award and a Google Faculty Award.
Currently teaching at Speyer Legacy School in Manhattan. Previously at St. Ann's School (Brooklyn) and The Birch Wathen Lenox School (Upper East Side).
Developed curriculum activities at Desmos / Amplify, one of the most respected platforms in mathematics education. Creator of interactive math demos.
Author of peer-reviewed studies in journals including Cerebral Cortex and NeuroImage.
Research background in cognitive neuroscience: a valuable lens for understanding how students actually learn and where they get stuck.
Tutoring Services
Available for one-on-one sessions, in-person in NYC or online. Every session is tailored to the individual student.
Middle school through advanced topics, with deep conceptual grounding at every level.
From first programs to machine learning, with an experienced coder and published researcher.
Strategic, rigorous preparation for the math and verbal sections of major admissions exams.
For students who want to go beyond the standard curriculum: building mathematical intuition and problem-solving creativity.
Teaching Philosophy
Informed by cognitive science research and years of classroom experience.
Every student has a way in. Raj identifies the right explanation, analogy, or visualization that makes a concept click: drawing on a deep toolkit built over years of teaching and research.
Struggles in math often trace back to earlier misconceptions. Raj diagnoses these root causes and addresses them directly, so students build on a solid foundation.
As a creator of math games and Desmos activities, Raj brings an interactive, visual approach that keeps students engaged and thinking deeply.
Interactive Creations
Original math games, simulations, and visualizations — the kind of engaging tools Raj brings into every lesson.
Match falling numbers to hit target sums — arithmetic fluency as a game.
Navigate sine and cosine curves in this original trigonometry game.
Hands-on tutorial building a neural network from scratch: accessible and visual.
Match blocks by numerical value in this addictive math puzzle game.
Learn radian angle measures by shooting invaders at the right positions.
Watch the normal distribution emerge in real time from random bounces.
Get Started
Reach out to discuss your student's needs, schedule, and goals. Available for in-person sessions in NYC, and online worldwide.
✉️ rajeev.raizada@gmail.comTypically responds within 24 hours