Math Tutor: SAT, ACT, GRE, Algebra, Discrete, Precalc, Algorithms

Peter K.

My name is Peter, and I am passionate about Math, Computer Science, and Tutoring! I have a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University in Applied Math (GPA 3.59), and an Master's degree and Ph.D. from University of Chicago in Computer Science (GPA 3.99). I was a Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern Illinois University for 27 years, where I taught Java Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics. I received a score of 800 for the math part of the SAT exam, PSAT, and GRE exams. I had the highest math and science average in my high school class.

I explain concepts by giving examples, starting with easy ones and progressing to harder ones. I make sure students understand the material by giving them simple problems to gauge where they are, and then working up to more difficult problems. The result is that the students can do new problems on their own, which is crucial, especially for exam taking. This is how I taught as a professor in the class and in office hours with students one on one. I love watching the lightbulb go on in students' heads while working with them!

I was in charge of the Computer Science Department Tutoring Program for 16 years, during which I interviewed, hired, and coached student tutors. In addition to working with college students, I worked for The Princeton Review teaching their Math SAT Prep Course. I also have done volunteer tutoring for a GED high school equivalency program, and I taught Computer Science for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Program at Skidmore College.

After graduate school and before working as a professor, I worked for a year as an actuary (I received a 10/10 on both the Calculus exam and the Probability and Statistics exam). I programmed in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) within Microsoft Excel to create user interfaces for clients to manipulate retirement data.

My availability is very flexible.