BA Math + Comp/Data Sci|Restoring student postCOVID focus & confidence

Zach M.

I’m Zach, and I'm a math major and data science minor graduate who helps students rebuild confidence and clarity after years of disrupted learning or feeling disenfranchised. Many students today aren’t struggling because they’re "bad at math," but because school never showed them why things work in the ways that reached them. Especially in a post-Covid world, I see the need to rehabilitate the many skills our students have lost out on.

I graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Mathematics and a minor in Data Science, and I’ve also worked as a Calculus I TA, running recitations and daily office hours. I use that experience to make complex ideas logical and intuitive, not memorized. During this time, I realized how easy it is for students to get overwhelmed by material, especially if they don't have enough background or want to know the "whys" of everything.

My approach is conversational, patient, and deeply analytical. We’ll slow things down, examine the logic behind each step, and create an active learning process tailored to how you think. You’ll walk away not just knowing the "how," but the "why." I can deeply appreciate the need to pace yourself and break things down bit by bit. I'd love to hear about how you personally come to understand things and create an active process we both engage in, rather than me just regurgitating what I already know.

Whether you’re rebuilding after remote learning or aiming to master calculus, I’ll help you regain focus, confidence, and the reasoning skills that make math or computer science finally make sense.