...in their classes. Initially, I found this difficult; it was a challenge determining exactly where a student's understanding of a topic was faulty. Over time, however, I developed a keener sense for the hurdles that students sometimes face when learning, as well as the most efficient ways to overcome them. I also developed more patience and empathy through tutoring - I often remembered feeling the same confusion about a topic that my students were feeling...
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...to pass on to my students are ones that have benefited me throughout my educational career. I graduated salutatorian of my high school and won third place overall in Academic Decathlon state competition my senior year. My academic performance allowed me to attend both Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin, the latter at which I earned a 3.7 GPA, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in...
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...& Computer Engineering. I tutor in most stem fields and high school level and below English and Spanish. My favorite subject to tutor is chemistry because it was my favorite subject in school. When tutoring I like to help develop the skills that students already have and help them fill in the gaps in their knowledge. Outside of school and work, I enjoy watching The Flash and playing the Sims 4. I also enjoy reading...
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I want to learn to interact with kids of all age groups, to teach myself how to be a better communicator so I can effectively communicate myself to others when the need arises.
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...peers, and have continued that passion once I left to college. I am Sophomore Computer Science Major at Washington University in St. Louis, currently working as a teaching assistant for the Computer Science Department. I tutor for ACT/SAT Science and Math test-prep, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Algebra-Calculus 3, and Spanish, as an AP, College-intro, or General level tutor. I particularly enjoy tutoring for Computer Science and Math, in these subjects I immediately see the...
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...a struggle for me, as I didn't know what I was doing, and I hadn't learned from the expert teachers who had accomplished so much. Even then, there were still glimpses of exactly how tutoring was supposed to be. I was teaching math to a student who was smart but math wasn't his thing. At the end of the tutoring session, I got him to say "wow", and he was someone that looked hard to...
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...be graduating in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a minor in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies. During my time at UCA, I have studied computer science, philosophy, mathematics, and robotics. I tutor pretty much any math subject you can think of! I also tutor subjects related to computer science and computer programming. I know it is a bit nerdy, but to be honest, I genuinely love mathematics. Back in junior high...
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...my senior year of college, and will soon complete a degree in biology with a minor in computer science. I'm well versed in the subjects that I tutor, and I love breaking down difficult concepts so that they are easy to understand. Whether the pupil is struggling to grasp new material or simply has difficulty studying on their own, I'm always happy to help in any way I can. If you ever need to contact...
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Recent Algorithms Tutoring Session Notes
We began this session by correcting some minor commenting mistakes in the student's assigned program. We then began to work with methods, discussing return types and parameters. A more complex calculator program was assigned to be completed for our next session.
Today we covered programming tolerances, as well as root finding using Newton-Raphson method and ended on least square fit to an exponential equation. We will be picking up tomorrow with the least square fit, as we didn't finish it today.
We simplified the automation we had previously put together for our maze project, but the student seems to have lost interest in that project. We started a new game program, also in the scratch platform, that focused on timing, movement, and if-then statements. The student is starting to independently debug simple programs. In future sessions, we will move on to programming directly in C++ and away from the drag and drop languages.
I helped the student with some more Computer Science topics. This time, arrays, 2D arrays, and the Bubble Sort Routine. We also experimented with the technique of Desk-Checking in order to trace the functioning of some of the code in the exams.
We went over a free response question from the practice exam, discussed some concepts, and looked over their most recent lab assignment. They seem to have a good grasp of the fundamental concepts.
We covered the idea of using array indices as a separate attribute of objects. In this case, the indices of a two dimensional array represented a Student object's seating position in a class. We also reviewed the concept of a two dimensional array: an array of arrays, and how to traverse a two dimensional array. The student at first struggled with the former concept mentioned above, but once we got past that she picked up the latter concept pretty quickly. She seemed engaged and it seems she feels much more comfortable with the concepts now than she did previously. Toward the end we also covered the difference between the = operator and the == operator.
