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Former Math Professor. Data Science / Machine Learning Expert
Brian L.

150 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $299
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Brian L.'s Photo

Former Math Professor. Data Science / Machine Learning Expert
Former Math Professor. Data Science / Machine Learning Expert
Brian L.

150 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

150 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Brian


Bio

I love teaching, and I've taught and tutored in numerous formats for over 20 years now. I have a PhD from Brown and a BA from Harvard, both in Applied Mathematics. I've taught Math, Computer Science, Statistics and Data Science at places like UC-Berkeley, Brown, University of San Francisco, and the Metis Data Science Bootcamp. I currently consult and teach corporate training classes for companies large and small in Data Science / Machine Learning. I am a regular speaker / presenter at...

I love teaching, and I've taught and tutored in numerous formats for over 20 years now. I have a PhD from Brown and a BA from Harvard, both in Applied Mathematics. I've taught Math, Computer Science, Statistics and Data Science at places like UC-Berkeley, Brown, University of San Francisco, and the Metis Data Science Bootcamp. I currently consult and teach corporate training classes for companies large and small in Data Science / Machine Learning. I am a regular speaker / presenter at ODSC (Open Data Science Conference).

When not teaching and consulting, I am active in research (publishing in academic journals / conferences), open source code development (I'm the author of 3 Python packages), and creating content for my data science themed YouTube Channel. I also spend a lot of time raising my two young daughters to be amazing people (and perhaps excellent mathematicians as well!).

For me, teaching is an art, where you have to be able to explain a concept from various points of view. Everyone has a different learning style, so it is important to be able to mix different approaches to reach students. I always try to "level set" with each student - find out where they are comfortable, where they are stuck, and make sure they understand the foundational concepts before trying to explain the more advanced ones.

Please feel free to reach out if I can help you in any way. I'm very responsive and will do my best to help you out, whatever you need.


Education

Harvard University
Applied Math
Brown University
PhD

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Approved Subjects

Computer

Data Science,

Data Science

I have a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Brown, specializing in Machine Learning. I was a teacher at the Metis Data Science Bootcamp. I taught Computational Complexity in the CS Dept at UC-Berkeley. I frequently teach and consult for companies in Data Science / Machine Learning.
Python,

Python

I use python every day for machine learning problems. I've written several Python packages that are used by thousands of people.
Computer Programming

Corporate Training

Statistics

Homeschool

Calculus, Geometry, Precalculus, SAT Math, Statistics

Math

Discrete Math,

Discrete Math

I taught Discrete Math as a Professor at the American University in Cairo. My dissertation involved graph theory, which is a branch of Discrete Math. I also developed and taught a graph theory class.
Calculus, Geometry, Linear Algebra, Precalculus, Probability, SAT Math, Statistics, Trigonometry

Most Popular

Calculus, Geometry, Precalculus, Statistics

Summer

Calculus, Geometry, SAT Math, Statistics

Test Preparation

SAT Math

Examples of Expertise


Brian has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 1 question submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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Provided patient and helpful Master's-level Machine Learning assistance!

Brian is a highly credentialed machine learning tutor who was able to provide some really helpful tutoring to me in a very high-level Machine Learning course. His professional experience coupled with his background in academia make him a great fit for anyone looking for help with the complex math behind much of modern day machine learning!

Joe, 1 lesson with Brian

Best Data Science & ML Tutor on Wyzant

Brian has been my go to mentor for any questions I've had regarding my data science projects for some time now. He's helped me lay out blueprints for tough ML projects and debugged samples of code. Brian's an excellent tutor that I had much to learn from and wouldn't hesitate to book again.

Deckard, 15 lessons with Brian

great teacher for machine learning

Specifically he helped me with understanding how k-means worked, and walked me through an example application of it. He managed to easily simplify by breaking it down into smaller steps. He knows his stuff

Laura, 3 lessons with Brian

Genius with Almost Two Decades Experience in Machine Learning

Brian is an absolute genius. He has amazing experience and is able to communicate concepts intuitively. Thank you, Brian, for everything you have done. I won't forget it.

Mark, 11 lessons with Brian

Very knowledgeable in subject area

Brian was very knowledgeable in his subject area. I scheduled him for some last minute test prep and he was very helpful, personable, and added additional insight. I recommend him as a tutor and would use him again.

Marisa, 1 lesson with Brian

Great tutor!

Really great tutor - explains all data science/statistics related concepts really well and is super patient. I highly recommend Brian, he’s an amazing tutor

Haneen, 8 lessons with Brian

Excellent Teacher

We went over all questions I asked about smoothly and made most problems clearer than what they were originally during notes

Rashed, 2 lessons with Brian

XGBoost modeling

Brian helped me by reviewing my python code and machine learning model. My main issue was data leakage. By going through my notebook cell by cell Brian and were able to identify a variable that was causing the majority of my issue. His experience in the field is invaluable for any aspiring data scientist.

Raul, 1 lesson with Brian

Excellent Teacher

We went over all questions I asked about smoothly and made most problems clearer than what they were originally during notes

Rashed, 2 lessons with Brian
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