Award-Winning Chemistry Tutors in Catalina Foothills, AZ

I am a high school math teacher. I teach calculus, statistics and computer science.

...Math, Chemistry, and Physics. My first career was in Chemical/Environmental Engineering. I "retired" from that career when my children were born and I began teaching these subjects after my children started school. My son and daughter are now both in college. I have taught high school middle school in the past. Many students came to me outside of the classroom for help in math and science. In my free time I enjoy making quilts, birdwatching,...

...off after several weeks or months. My approach to tutoring centers around practice problems and working through problems. I also love pointing out resources to students in order to empower them to become individual learners. Tutoring is simply a supplement, in my opinion. I think the best tutors are able to walk through a problem with the student and show them in real-time their own thinking process. On a personal note, I will be starting...

...an interest is formed, appreciation and understanding easily develop. My approach to tutoring subjects that center around problem solving, such as Chemistry and Physics, is to go over a variety of example problems and learn all the different methods to solving such problems. For subjects with more abstract concepts, such as Biology, Biochemistry, and other Life Science topics, my emphasis shifts towards understanding the broader picture. Outside of academia I spend a lot of time...

I'm almost a doctor! Ask me anything! I studied Human Physiology in college in addition to all the pre-requisites for medical school. I'm a 4th year med student now and can answer any questions related to that as well :)

...taught general chemistry labs and TA'd for many semesters of biology. I focused much of my attention on organic chemistry, taking both the majors courses, as well as the 450, 538, and 640 synthetic design and mechanisms courses as electives. Since graduation I have kept myself busy doing freelance research and technical writing, including writing some material for the college board's AP chemistry exam. I hope that through tutoring and working with Varsity I can...

...study mechanisms of drug resistance and better targeted therapy for terminal cancers. I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. I moved to Tucson in 2011 to attend university. In 2015, I received my bachelor of science degree in biology with honors. I wrote my senior thesis on the DNA damage response in normal prostate endothelial cells versus prostate carcinoma. As an undergraduate, I was a Teaching Assistant (we call them preceptors) for Introduction to Biostatistics. As...

...is avoided or feared by students and my goal is to help them feel more confident and succeed. So much of what holds us back from learning a subject is lack of confidence. Many of my students have responded well to breaking concepts down into patterns, lots of practice and visual examples when possible. I highly encourage questions and I ask a lot of questions myself to determine where a student is having trouble. Besides...

...to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the exams. While tutoring, I try to not only teach students how to do the problems they are struggling with, but how to understand the underlying concepts and how they fit together with the rest of the curriculum. As a future teacher, I am a firm advocate of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved...

...and for that reason I want to share my love for those topics. There is always more to learn (especially still being an undergrad) but that is the most exciting thing about school, no matter how much you know, theres always another book to stump/amaze you. It has been my life dream to attend medical school and after an internship in Spain it is clear to me that I want to be a surgeon. Outside...