Welcome to my website.
I'm looking for permanent teaching-focused faculty positions, so if you know of any opportunities, please feel free to let me know.
There are a lot of Kevin Suns out there, so here's a brief bio: I currently teach computer science (CS) at Elon University, and I graduated from Rutgers (CS/math BS) in 2017 and Duke (CS PhD) in 2022. Here's an overview of some things I've written:
Teaching: The most popular thing here is my mini textbook on algorithms at an undergraduate level. I've also written posts on what "algorithms" is, why learn it, and analogies for learning.
Education: I encourage students to try to actually learn, but I realize that the purpose of college isn't always crystal clear. One weird thing I've done is oral exams; I wrote about my experience in Inside Higher Ed.
Miscellaneous: Imposter syndrome, measuring the quality of your friendships, grammatical errors in The New York Times, an accompaniment to a video I made about a card trick, etc.
Finally, I maintain a list of my favorite board games, books, movies, etc.
Feel free to contact me by email: nusnivek [at] gmail [dot] com. You can also message me anonymously using this form.
Latest posts
The Tyranny of Merit (review) - 1/23
A counterintuitive but compelling case against meritocracy.Obligatory post on ChatGPT - 12/22
How will AI affect higher education?Analogies for learning algorithms - 11/22
I love analogies that involve food.