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Kate

Certified Tutor

Kate

Masters, Environmental Engineering
Kate's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus

Stoichiometry, equilibrium, and thermodynamics all click faster when a student sees how they connect to real systems — and Kate's environmental engineering background means she can tie every chemistry concept to tangible processes like water treatment or combustion reactions. She breaks down dimensi...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters, Environmental Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Jason

Certified Tutor

14+ years

Jason

PHD, Medicine and Education
Jason's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Statistics
Middle School Math

Having gone from a Yale history degree to a rigorous post-baccalaureate pre-med program, Jason knows what it's like to encounter stoichiometry, equilibrium, and thermodynamics for the first time as an adult learner. He breaks down general chemistry into the conceptual building blocks — mole ratios, ...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

PHD, Medicine and Education

University of Pennsylvania

Master's degree in Education

Yale University

Bachelor's degree in History

Test Scores
SAT
1470
ACT
34
Daniel

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Daniel

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Daniel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Cell Biology

A strong grasp of chemistry underpins everything in medicine, and Daniel built his from the ground up — first through his biology coursework at Wheaton College, then through biochemistry and pharmacology in medical school. He's especially effective at demystifying stoichiometry, equilibrium, and aci...

Education

Wheaton College (Illinois)

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine

Kathleen

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Kathleen

M.S.Ed in Secondary Science Education
Kathleen's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology
AP Chemistry

As a certified chemistry teacher running a 12th-grade course at one of Philadelphia's top magnet schools, Kathleen tackles everything from stoichiometry and gas laws to electrochemistry and organic functional groups. She connects each concept to lab-scale reasoning — predicting what should happen, e...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

M.S.Ed in Secondary Science Education

Haverford College

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Test Scores
ACT
32
Clara

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Clara

Bachelors, Psychology
Clara's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Balancing equations, stoichiometry, and mole conversions all demand the same underlying skill: tracking quantities through a logical chain of steps. Clara teaches chemistry by asking students to narrate their reasoning at each stage, which catches unit-conversion errors and conceptual mix-ups before...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelors, Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1510
Rebecca

Certified Tutor

Rebecca

Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General
Rebecca's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
AP Biology
AP Chemistry

From balancing redox equations to predicting whether a reaction is spontaneous, chemistry rewards students who build intuition about why atoms behave the way they do. Rebecca's biology degree required years of chemistry coursework, and she uses that cross-disciplinary perspective to explain concepts...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Rachel

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Rachel

Bachelors, Human Science; Minor: Math
Rachel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Cell Biology

Whether it's balancing redox reactions or predicting molecular geometry, chemistry rewards students who understand the 'why' behind each rule. Rachel completed rigorous chemistry coursework on Georgetown's pre-med track while also minoring in math, giving her the quantitative fluency to unpack stoic...

Education

Georgetown University

Bachelors, Human Science; Minor: Math

Test Scores
SAT
1550
Ade

Certified Tutor

15+ years

Ade

Bachelors
Ade's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Statistics
Pre-Calculus

Stoichiometry trips students up not because the math is hard, but because they lose track of what the numbers actually represent. Ade walks through mole conversions, limiting reagents, and equilibrium problems by anchoring every calculation to what's physically happening in the reaction. His biology...

Education

Yale University

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1510
ACT
34
Nishad

Certified Tutor

Nishad

Bachelors, Premedicine
Nishad's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Microbiology
Chemistry

Premed coursework demands a deep understanding of chemistry, from thermodynamics and equilibrium to acid-base reactions and electrochemistry. Nishad tackles these topics by linking abstract concepts to tangible applications — explaining buffer systems through blood pH regulation, or teaching reactio...

Education

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Bachelors, Premedicine

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Abhinav

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Abhinav

Bachelor of Science in Biology
Abhinav's other Tutor Subjects
Trigonometry
Statistics
Middle School Math
Geometry

Stoichiometry, equilibrium, and thermodynamics each require a different type of thinking, which is part of what makes general chemistry so disorienting. Abhinav earned his biology degree at Stanford with substantial chemistry coursework and approaches each unit by anchoring the math to the molecular...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Test Scores
SAT
1540

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