...graduate from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Applied Physics, I know what being a student is like and what needs they require and the problems that they run into. I tutor various levels of mathematics and physics ranging from basic mathematics and physics all the way up to differential equations and special relativity, both undergraduate level mathematics and physics courses respectively. Education is a very important aspect of life and growing up. I...
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I have several years of tutoring experience in the life sciences including biology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology at the high school and undergraduate level. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Sports & Exercise Sciences from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master's Degree in Biomedical Sciences from Regis University.
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...For many years, I have been teaching and tutoring a variety of math and science courses, including Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, and other fundamental Science courses, both at high-school and college levels. I taught onsite, online, and blended courses, and got very good student evaluation. I am also a graduate of Teaching Excellence Training (TEC Plus) and Blended Training. I customize my teaching/tutoring style to the student's needs and abilities. I do hold myself to a...
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...simply leave them in awe of the world in which they live. Additionally, the useful applications of Algebra and Geometry create opportunities to engage students by highlighting their practical value. I am fascinated by the different learning styles and how I can adapt my tutoring method to a student's specific strengths and weaknesses. When I begin with a new student, I focus on flexibility as we become accustomed to one another. As time progresses and...
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...as Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Quantitative SAT Prep. I enjoy teaching students how to visualize problems and how to develop their own general approach all types of word problems. I believe that the mindset developed through a better understanding of math and science can give someone an interesting, unique appreciation for how the world works, which I find very inspiring. Outside of tutoring I enjoy playing with my dog, backpacking, weight lifting, and cooking.
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...struggling in their science courses. Outside of this, I volunteered my time to help students who were struggling in the upper level courses I was taking. I love science and medicine and I love teaching students to understand and appreciate how cool science can be. I believe that once you understand the concepts and how they fit into the larger framework, it makes memorizing a lot easier and it gives you the command of the...
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...been a tutor in Rampello Downtown School in Tampa for 2 years. I enjoy Math, Physics, and Art and I love to make education seem as fun as possible to encourage students to develop a bright future. My hobby is traveling and going around different cultures and countries to see different life styles and personalities. I believe that education is important and it will not only bring the world comfort, but also expose their minds...
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...will help them in all their future hobbies and occupations. I can't make a student embrace this attitude, but I can and will encourage it. I started tutoring in high school in standardized testing and subjects such as physics and chemistry. I have found nothing in any other occupation as rewarding as seeing a student improve. My hobbies include tabletop games (like Ticket to Ride, Dominion, and Innovation), baseball (Cubs fan since I was 6--...
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I have a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University, Lubbock. In my teaching experience, I have learned how to address the student's doubts in a class and keep them engaged. I have also dealt with the students who were struggling in the class and I helped them to stay motivated by giving them the best concepts.... Teaching is the best platform for the learning process. It helps us to psychologically deal with students of...
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...year of high school. Since then, I have tutored test prep for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and SAT IIs as well as for AP and IB exams. While I have tutored a broad range of subjects, my concentration lies in test prep and math, physics, and chemistry. The area I have the most experience with is test-prep tutoring. Let me be completely frank: reading and math are fun; standardized tests in reading and math are...
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...worked extensively preparing clients for success taking the SAT and ACT, as well as helping students with their math and physics courses. I hold a BS in Physics and History from the University of Washington, and a PhD in History from UC Berkeley. I have worked as both faculty and administration at a number of universities, and have twenty years' experience in designing and teaching undergraduate core curriculum in the humanities. I firmly believe that...
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...education. The subjects I taught include quantitative and subject (Chemistry and Physics) SAT preparation, all areas of math, chemistry and physics, as well as preparation for the New York State Exams. My classroom teaching experience encompassed nearly four years as a full-time faculty member at Boston College, where I taught undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry. In addition, I worked as math instructor for an advanced after-school program for children in grades 1-8. I believe...
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...in a variety of subjects. Because of my unique undergraduate college experience -- my senior year of high school was at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities before I spent three years at a liberal arts school in upstate New York before moving to New York City to study Engineering at Columbia-- I believe I could be a great resource to high school students applying to colleges/universities. I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and...
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...been passionate about education since high school and have been teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students from grades 6-12 and college in a variety of subjects since! I specialize in mathematics and science tutoring as well as standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning and teaching opportunity and enjoy helping my students...
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...economically disadvantaged high school students. What I believe makes me a great tutor are the following: I frequently engage the class, I find ways to make learning fun for my students and give them examples of how their lessons apply to the world we inhabit, and I am very thorough in the material and diligently work, while being patient, to make sure each student is understanding the lessons because I know everyone has a unique...
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I graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 after which I spent 6 months in South Korea teaching English to middle and elementary students. Currently, I am a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County primarily doing research but also tutoring undergraduates. ... Bringing a calm, relaxed attitude can take the fear out of learning a new and complicated subject.... To start, it's important to...
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...that they not only get the answer to the question but they also understand how to get to the answer, which will help them in the future. This tutoring style was very popular with my students. My tutoring sessions were full every semester. I enjoy sharing in my student’s sense of accomplishment when I see their eyes light up and get excited and figure out a problem that in the beginning seemed impossible to them....
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...pre-ap level physics, and astronomy. I have also taught SAT and PSAT/NMSQT prep classes on campus. While I have taught a variety of different subjects, my strength lies in physics. I believe I'm a great tutor because I am patient and able to explain some of the more difficult concepts in physics in a way students can understand. I feel I can relate to students well and make learning fun and interesting.
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I have a background in physics and mathematics, with additional focuses in Japanese, computer science, and economics. I have also worked previously as a public school teacher and graduate teaching assistant. I hope to help you with your subject concerns. ... The first thing to do in a primary session with a student is to identify what they are concerned with learning and why they are seeking the help of a tutor.... The biggest goal in...
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...all levels of high school math. In addition to my teaching and tutoring duties, I designed individualized lesson plans, curricula, homework assignments, and tests. Subjects I have successfully tutored Physics: all levels Chemistry: all levels high school, plus P-Chem, O-Chem Biology: all levels high school Math: all levels high school, plus Differential Equations, Statistics, some Group Theory. Standardized test preparation (incl. SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT) Need help in another area? Just ask! While math and...
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International Baccalaureate (IB) Physics SL follows a curriculum designed to challenge even the brightest students by asking them to apply their developing skills in many distinct ways. Like most physics curricula, students learn about phenomena such as Newtonian mechanics, electric currents, and various types of forces and fields. In addition, they also design and critique experiments and hypotheses, and complete group projects. These concepts and assignments allow students to better understand the interpersonal communication necessary in today's scientific community.
Perhaps unlike other physics courses, IB Physics SL asks students to demonstrate their knowledge in a cumulative exam format using short-answer questions as opposed to multiple-choice answers or solely numerical answers. Thus, students must understand class material not only enough to calculate a correct answer, but to explain the logic and reasoning that goes into each step of their calculation process. Answering such questions adequately requires a great deal of mental effort and thus a similarly significant amount of preparation. The difficulty of such short-answer questions can be unnecessarily compounded if students do not completely understand class material when it is presented in class, and are forced to review in a panicked manner before their exams. Working with an experienced tutor who has succeeded in his or her own IB Physics SL course can drastically simplify the learning process, saving a student a lot of time, energy, and stress.
IB Physics SL tutoring can provide you with such guidance and help you attain the level of content mastery you need to excel on your IB Physics SL exam. No matter which particular physics topics you find confusing, a personal IB Physics SL tutor can address those concepts and help you patch any weak areas in your understanding of class material. Your tutor can customize your IB Physics SL tutoring plan to focus on just the areas in which it would most benefit you to improve your knowledge. This approach also means you will not be asked to waste time demonstrating your understanding of material you have already mastered.
Your tutor's consideration of your personal strengths and weaknesses can help him or her select focused exercises that challenge you without seeming overwhelming. Since all tutoring takes place in a one-on-one session, your tutor can provide feedback on your work as you go. Face-to-face online instruction and in-person sessions are available, depending on your availability and flexibility. Tutors are accommodating, knowledgeable, and generally have professional experience so that they are able to effectually meet you where you are academically. Moreover, old concepts will not be revisited. Instead, only new concepts and materials will be covered. Certainly, by the end of your tutoring sessions, you will come away with a better understanding and appreciation for IB Physics SL.
By asking you to explain your thinking and critiquing your responses, your tutor can help you develop the skills you will need to provide answers on your IB exam that not only arrive at a correct answer, but also are well reasoned and adequately explained in every step of your problem solving. If you are having trouble in your IB Physics SL course or suspect that you do not fully understand some of the material being taught, take advantage of tutoring services. Do not wait until you need to start reviewing for your exam to find assistance, or to seek help in challenging questions, and unfamiliar concepts. Instead, save yourself unnecessary stress and anxiety by working with an experienced IB Physics instructor. The educational directors at Varsity Tutors would be happy to provide you with more information about the personal tutoring options available in your area or to begin scheduling your first session today!
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Recent IB Physics SL Tutoring Session Notes
For our first lesson, I wanted to gauge the student's strengths and weaknesses while at the same time getting to know him. We went through the material on his old exams to make sure that he understood all the problems he got wrong. After going through that, we did some basic review of certain topics such as memorizing tricky equations, tricks for setting up problems, factor labeling, etc. He quickly corrected any shortcomings he had on his previous exam during this review, and it showed that he really learned from his mistakes. For the remainder of the session, I let him ask questions about topics he found challenging that we hadn't covered.
Today we continued to review calorimetry, both electrical and thermal. He had questions with dimensional analysis, so we spent some time today reviewing the method employed in the curriculum and the units that they use. We have another scheduled session for Tuesday night and I will be bringing him large amounts of review material for his quarterly test on Thursday.
We reviewed for her midterm and covered thermal processes, optics, Brewster's angle, polarized light, optically active substances, cone/rod cell function and location in eye, and simple harmonic motion.
We began to do overviews and practice problems for the upcoming exams in May. We started with mechanics equations and graphs, and next week we will be reviewing forces and force diagrams. I will be providing test level practice problems to the session.
We went over some notes and assignments that she had already done but needed to make sure she understood, like a review. She had mentioned she had a quiz tomorrow over position vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs along with free fall, kinematics, and projectile motion. So we went over questions that were on those topics. I feel that she should be good for the quiz. I will find out more next week about her grades thus far.
During this session we focused on frequency and wavelengths for harmonics. We looked at how find the relationship between wavelength, harmonic, and the length of the tube for a tube with one end closed and a tube with both ends open. Based on this we were able to discuss ways to find frequency if you are given the tube length, the speed of sound, and the harmonic. We also looked at how to find the highest frequency when given a range of possible frequencies. We also looked at how frequency itself is related to the fundamental harmonics and how for a double open tube each resonant frequency is a multiple of the fundamental. We discussed how we could use this knowledge to find the fundamental given two consecutive resonant frequencies.
