Avid Mathematics and Computer Science student offering Computer Science lessons including programming and theory

Methodology

I believe that Computer Science needs to be understood as a series of processes and abstractions. We do not think of the making of bread when we construct a sandwich, the same as with Computer Science. The basics are learnt and studied as a system to build something larger, then when dealing with the larger component, we move on and treat it as the basic building block of another system. That is abstraction. I believe in a two-part learning methodology, firstly to understand the concepts of Computer Science as best as possible. This is where I find the difficulties the student may be experiencing and I explain from the root all the way back to the top how it works so that the student fully understands the concept. The second part is knowing how to answer questions and how to think like a programmer. To be good at CompSci you need to have good knowledge of theory and to know how to write convincing code. Thinking for Computer Science requires problem-solving and I believe that that is where I can best assist students. I can show them how to break apart a problem and solve it nearly immediately. They should be able to see the code in their mind before they start writing it.