Computer Science Student passionate about teaching math and cs

Scott G.

I'm Scott. I'm currently a student-athlete at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where I am studying computer science and competing in the javelin throw for the track and field team. I graduated high school in the top 10 of my graduating class where I took many AP courses and was the treasurer for the National Honor Society. I was a peer tutor in high school and have also tutored my peers during college, specifically in math and computer science classes. Additionally, I was a peer mentor for a research program that I was invited into at Binghamton University. My research was about AI in sports, specifically using computer vision and machine learning to create a virtual strike zone to be used for video inputs of baseball pitches. I mentored for this same research stream of which I was a part.

My goal as a tutor is to give you confidence in your subjects. I can understand how discouraging it can be when one doesn't understand something, and I want to show that with a little practice and a shift of perspective, that discouragement can become complete confidence. I can tutor in any math course up through Calculus 2, including statistics, and most lower-level computer science classes. I have experience with C, C++, C#, Java, and Python for programming languages. My approach to teaching is to find similarities between the content we are trying to learn and something that we already understand. This way, even though the content may be new, it feels more relatable and digestible. I am also a big proponent of walking through problems (and doing so many times), so the student can see my thought process as I problem solve. I believe in teaching people to be self-sufficient problem-solvers.

Please reach out with any questions, I will be fast to respond. I look forward to hearing from you and potentially tutoring you.