...In addition to my academic work, I have been playing piano for 36 years (20 of them professionally as a jazz pianist & bandleader). I enjoy teaching piano lessons (beginner classical, beginner/intermediate jazz, beginner/intermediate blues, and beginner/intermediate pop/rock), as well as music t... (read more)
...I have a passion for teaching and instill this love for learning in my students. I have been playing piano since childhood and enjoy composing and listening to music, as well as reading about great musicians. I really like working with people of all ages to better themselves, from all walks of ... (read more)
...I have always prioritized theoretical aspects of computer science in my curriculum which allowed me to hone my expertise in discrete math, particularly in the domains of probability theory and graph theory. I took graduate level courses in randomized algorithms, theory of computation and formal ... (read more)
...I have learned over the past 8+ years how to understand how a student thinks through a problem. By understanding how the student thinks, I am able to shift their thinking from where they are to where they need to be. Many teachers will try to force a student to learn the way the teacher underst... (read more)
...In addition, I also individually tutored students in both low-level and high-level undergraduate STEM courses such as biology, math, and physics. In my undergraduate time, I also tutored STEM subjects such as algebra I & II, and differential equations.I received a 32 in the ACT math section whic... (read more)