Timothy Z.
Private tutor in Evanston, IL
Education
I am currently a senior at Northwestern University completing a BS/MS degree in mathematics and computer science. Eventually, I aim to get a Ph. D in theoretical computer science and contribute to scientific research. GPA: 3.9 Graduating June 2019
Experience
I want to help students cultivate critical thinking skills which are so vital for everyday life. They should be able to not just recall concepts, but also apply them flexibly and creatively in order to solve new problems. Towards this end, I try to introduce these concepts in a way such that the students can discover new ideas themselves and understand where they come from. From 2013-2015, I worked as a peer tutor at my high school, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, as well as in Exodus World Relief. In college, I have taught as a private tutor in Evanston and as a TA for Introduction to Algorithms (EECS 336) in the computer science department. I am very well qualified to tutor most mathematical subjects. At Northwestern University, I have studied analysis, algebra, probability theory, information theory, algorithms, and game theory at the honors or graduate level. Currently I am doing research on the correlation clustering problem. I have won honors from the math department and earned a top 500 score on the Putnam Exam. Test Scores GRE Verbal: 170 GRE Quantitative: 170 ACT: 36 SAT: 2310 AP Calculus BC: 5 AP Physics C Mechanics: 5 AP Electricity and Magnetism: 5 AP Computer Science A: 5 AP English Lang. and Composition: 5 AP World History: 5 AP U.S. History: 5
Availability
Tuesday after 12 Noon, Weekends after 12 Noon
Can Meet
Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
When I'm not doing math, I'm probably writing music. I am an avid musician and having been playing piano for over 13 years. Now that I've dropped out of music school, I've started composing for fun! You can find some of my projects at https://soundcloud.com/yummyricecakes. I also play a mean game of chess (USCF rating: 2080) and love to read fiction.
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