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Experienced College Tutor Specializing in Calculus and Beyond
Christopher T.

1,357 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

Hourly Rate: $40
Response time: 4 hours
Christopher T.'s Photo

Experienced College Tutor Specializing in Calculus and Beyond
Experienced College Tutor Specializing in Calculus and Beyond
Christopher T.

1,357 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

1,357 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Christopher


Bio

I'm Christopher! I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northeastern Illinois University in 2010 with a B.A. in Mathematics; I also have earned two masters degrees in mathematics: a M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2013 and a M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan State University in 2020. I have 16 years experience tutoring students at the high school and collegiate level. I was a student math tutor at Harper College (2007-2010) and Northeastern Illinois...

I'm Christopher! I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northeastern Illinois University in 2010 with a B.A. in Mathematics; I also have earned two masters degrees in mathematics: a M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2013 and a M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan State University in 2020. I have 16 years experience tutoring students at the high school and collegiate level. I was a student math tutor at Harper College (2007-2010) and Northeastern Illinois University (2008-2010), a professional math tutor at Wright College (2014-2018) and a math tutor in the Math Learning Center at Michigan State University (2018-2020). I was recently hired as full-time math faculty at Midland College (2023-present); I also have 4 years experience teaching math courses at Wright College (2014-2018), and 2 years experience working as a graduate teaching assistant (University of California, Santa Cruz from 2012-2013; Michigan State University from 2019-2020).

I really enjoy helping people and I always go the extra mile for my students; several of my former professors did the same for me years ago and I wanted to approach teaching in a similar manner. I always strive to introduce material in an easy to understand manner and present several examples of various difficulties. While covering these examples, I mention common mistakes that are made and how to avoid them, as well as encouraging my students to think about what happens in cases where certain underlying assumptions aren't met or are changed to something else. I then give students time to work on additional practice problems similar to those covered in the examples and give them feedback on their work.

My current availability is set around my current teaching/work schedule. I'm fine with meeting in-person or online; feel free to send a request for help, and I'll do my best to accommodate you!


Education

Northeastern Illinois University
Mathematics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Masters
Michigan State University
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: A 75% cancellation fee will be applied for students that do not show up to a scheduled appointment that was agreed upon by the student and myself.
  • Lesson cancellation: 3 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 10/31/2021

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Homeschool

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, Precalculus

Math

Discrete Math,

Discrete Math

I have 9 semesters worth of experience teaching Discrete Mathematics at Wright College; I was also the lead tutor for the course in their tutoring center. I taught the course using Rosen's textbook and focused on topics such as Logic, Set Theory, Proof Methods, Functions, Combinatorics, Relations, Graph Theory, Boolean Algebra, Languages and Grammars, and Finite-State Machines. I also covered extra topics such as Number Theory, Cryptography, and Recursive Relations.
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, Differential Equations, Precalculus

Most Popular

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, Precalculus

Summer

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus

Examples of Expertise


Christopher has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 5 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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Reviews

Amazing, Knowledgeable, Patient Tutor!!

I've been working with Chris for the past 5 months on college level Calculus and I made an A in my class!! I had never taken Calculus before and the last time I took a college math class was over five years ago. I'm not the fastest when it comes to grasping concepts but Chris is so patient and always finds different ways to explain things if you're confused. He is so incredibly knowledgeable and was able to help me identify and close some gaps early on. The strong foundation helped tremendously throughout my class. I couldn't have survived this class without him. Chris has such a natural talent for teaching and I can't recommend him enough!

Brooke, 55 lessons with Christopher

Knowledgeable and Easygoing Nature

My son has had 4 sessions with Chris to prep for his calculus midterm. They have all been very helpful and well laid out. My son was reluctant to get a tutor, but has enjoyed his sessions so much that we are going to continue having weekly lessons with Chris. Chris is punctual, does an amazing job explaining/ modeling concepts , and clearly has a passion for math and making it accessible to students.

Elka, 14 lessons with Christopher

Great Tutor!

Christopher is helping my son with an advanced Discrete Math course that he is taking at his university. He has helped him with other math courses in that past as well. I have been told that Christopher is an awesome teacher, who can explain difficult concepts in a way that makes them much clearer and easy to understand.

Doug, 14 lessons with Christopher

Awesome

He has tutored me for a few sessions now and is great. Really dives in on how to do certain problems and is very good at explaining/teaching.

Alex, 9 lessons with Christopher

Excellent tutor for Discrete Math.

Highly recommend Christopher for anyone who needs help with Discrete Math. He is very knowledgeable and has lot of patience to explain the topic well.

Joseph , 8 lessons with Christopher

Excellent, knowledgeable and perfect!

Christopher helps my two kids with Math (One college freshman and the second a high school sophomore). He knows all Math areas and has always explained difficult topics with simplicity and ease. Both kids are pulling A’s on their tests. They go to him frazzled and come back understanding the Math concepts! I wish all tutors out there were like him! He’s too good to be true!

Anna, 22 lessons with Christopher

Discrete Mathematic

Christopher is very good at Advanced Discrete Math. He guided me to the way that I can see the solutions by myself for the tricky questions.

Emily, 4 lessons with Christopher

Great teacher

My daughter enjoyed the session and that says a lot about Christopher as my daughter does not like math. Great job about teacher her Cheapest Link.

Jennifer, 1 lesson with Christopher
Hourly Rate: $40
Response time: 4 hours
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