Mason

WHAT MAKES HIM AN AWESOME TUTOR

I have great communication and listening skills, which makes me adaptable to students of varying level of understanding. I can effectively help students break down problems in a way that makes sense for them as an individual!

FUN FACTS

Life goal: My life goal is to stay in academia, and earn the opportunity to travel the world helping with research. In an ideal reality, I get to live the nomadic lifestyle of Paul Erdös --- who travelled from mathematician to mathematician across the world helping people write papers. Of course, he did this all without an invitation.

Words to Live By: “If it frustrates you, you just need to learn more about it!”

Favorite Mathematical Weapon: Eigenvector decomposition to determine the stability of a dynamical system.

GET TO KNOW MASON

Education: PhD Candidate in Physics
Specialization in Complex Systems
Research Area in (Dis)advantages of Temporal Networks

Fave Tech device: My Computer!

Fave Book: The Humans by Matt Haig

Fave Song: If we're talking about Hyperpop:
hand crushed by a mallet by 100 gecs

If we're talking about Post-punk:
Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise by Dance Gavin Dance

If we're talking about Hip-hop:
Rapp Snitch Knishes by MF DOOM

Fave Outfit: I typically wear a baseball cap forward, some baggy pants, a comfy t-shirt and some oversized sneakers.

Fave TV Show: Andor, The Leftovers, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, Criminal Minds, American Dad, House

Fave Movie: A Muppet Christmas Carol, The Fistful of Dollars Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Cloud Atlas, The Secret of NIMH

When you're not crunching numbers: I'm either listening to music, cooking, or playing some video games with my friends!

What’s the best thing about you? I'm a pretty charismatic guy with an incredible sense of humour, allowing me to connect with people really quickly:)

NERD ALERT! 

I have a thorough understanding of video games ranging from their history, their cultural significance, and their development. You can give me a game, I can play it for an hour or so, and I can give you an idea of how they developed something, why they made that choice, what they gave it up for, and why it is (or isn't) the best option in my opinion.

I also know way too much about the Warhammer 40k universe, and I am filled to the brim with somewhat useless facts:)