I hope to use tutoring as a stepping stone to one day continue my education in a PhD program to become a professor of computer science. I love math and programming, and hope to help students find their love for these two abstract fields. My philosophy is if I can understand how my student learns, I can help clarify the underlying principles and foundation of the most conceptually important details for a strong understanding in the field. My success is only determined by my student's success.

Ultimately a tutor/teacher/professor should prepare every student to apply learning techniques to become independent. If a student needs help on some concepts, that is where I would come in, but I believe in letting a student struggle a small amount so I don't become a crutch to stand on. For math, reinforcing the most important concepts is crucial for success in the field. Unlike other subjects, math is a pure science, and a perfect science. You have a problem, examine it, follow a set of rules, and eventually end up at the answer. Every problem of a genre will help a student struggle a little less every time, and it helps realizing that most times they will simply see the same problem repeated with different numbers or variables. I will help provide them with the skill sets needed, and the confidence to conquer problems and new subjects on their own.