Award-Winning Computer Science Tutors serving Hyde Park, IL

...everyday life, and my hope is to instill that mathematical awareness in my students. A bit of background about myself: I grew up in Skokie, Illinois (a suburb just North of Chicago), and I'm currently studying mathematics and computer science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My father is Mike Byster, a human calculator who...

...from Norway almost a year ago. I will teach any math classes that fall below Calculus 3. I also teach Python and C++. When I am not busy studying or going to school, I like doing all sorts of sports and activities. I naturally found my passion for tutoring when my friends would ask me...

As a student who is truly passionate about Math and Science, I seek to help others understand Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, etc, so that their foundation in the sciences is strong enough to take on more complex topics. I believe in letting my teaching style be dynamic in order to teach different students successfully.... My philosophy is that I should teach my students how to reason, not how to use a formula. Truly understanding a concept better...

...CS grad, having tutored high school- and college-aged students over the complete gamut of computer science topics from the basics of programming language constructs to computational analysis and finite automata. I find that CS is best taught by example, so my teaching methods will involve going through scaled-down examples by hand, and for programming problems,...

...for analytical thinking is a must, and I hope to share this with my students, mainly through Physics and Mathematics. In my teaching style, I prefer to use a firm but gentle approach to learning, starting with a general principle before working step-by-step through its practical applications so that the student can properly understand and...

a dedicated, distinguished, determined educator who is committed to excel as a caring creator and guider of meaningful learning experiences for students with individualized educational needs.

...that way. I especially focus on teaching students to focus on reaching their long term goals in addition to just learning the material needed at the moment. I graduated from Purdue University with a BSEE degree and have worked at Motorola in technical roles as well as an Engineering manager where I managed and mentored junior...

...in Computer Science, math, and Spanish. Beyond these subjects, I tutor students in art and composition, edit essays for colleges, scholarships, or classes, and teach the basics of Russian. Outside of academia, I actively practice art by painting, drawing, or doing digital art. I also play tennis and do yoga when I am not practicing...

...bring the world to the learner and the learner to the world. Learners see relevance in realistic situations and are therefore engaged and motivated. Motivated and engaged learners explore complex situations, find connections, problem solve and deepen their understanding of the topics they are studying. These connections propel learners to branch out into other subject...

I am currently at freshman at Northwestern University majoring in computer science. I tutored students in math throughout high school and would love to continue doing so!