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Certified Tutor
9+ years
Justin
Three years of tutoring introductory physics at Washington University gave Justin a sharp sense of where students get stuck — usually at the gap between understanding a concept verbally and translating it into a free-body diagram or equation. His dual bachelor's degrees in physics and math, plus doc...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics

Certified Tutor
4+ years
Three science degrees from Yale — including one in chemistry — mean Zosia has worked through mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism problems repeatedly across disciplines, building the kind of cross-subject fluency that makes her especially clear on where physics concepts connect to the mat...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science
Certified Tutor
14+ years
Kinematics equations and free-body diagrams become far less intimidating once a student learns to read each problem as a physical story rather than a math puzzle. Garrett breaks problems into setup, diagram, and solve phases, teaching students a repeatable framework they can apply from Newton's laws...
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
Richard
A year as a course assistant in Harvard's math department means Richard can handle the calculus that often becomes the real obstacle in physics — setting up integrals for work-energy problems or differentiating position functions in kinematics. He teaches across physics, calculus, and AP-level math,...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts, Government
Certified Tutor
Matthew
A physics degree gives Matthew the mathematical backbone to teach everything from Newtonian mechanics and rotational dynamics to electromagnetism and wave optics. Rather than handing students formulas to memorize, he traces each equation back to the physical situation it describes — so a free-body d...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
Daniel
Engineering physics at Cornell means Daniel doesn't just know the textbook — he's applying Newtonian mechanics, wave dynamics, and thermodynamics in advanced coursework every week. He teaches physics by building intuition for why forces and energy behave the way they do, so students can tackle unfam...
Cornell University
Current Undergrad Student, Engineering Physics
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Ryan
Four years of synthetic biology research at NASA Ames meant Ryan was constantly applying Newtonian mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics to real experimental setups. He teaches physics by connecting equations to physical intuition — showing, for instance, why conservation of energy isn't jus...
Stanford University
Master of Science (Biology)
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science (Biology)
Certified Tutor
13+ years
Romeo
A math degree gives Romeo an edge most physics tutors don't have — he can walk students through the calculus behind Newtonian mechanics or electromagnetic theory without handwaving past the equations. Whether the challenge is free-body diagrams, conservation laws, or wave behavior, he connects the p...
Harvard University
Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics
Certified Tutor
14+ years
Marcus
Currently conducting research at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Marcus applies physics principles — force analysis, energy conservation, wave behavior — in a hands-on setting every day. He tutored science subjects throughout his time at Yale and approaches physics problems by teaching students to...
Yale University
Bachelor in Arts
Certified Tutor
3+ years
Zackary
The hardest part of physics for most students isn't the formulas — it's translating a word problem into a free-body diagram or energy equation. Zackary's quantitative math training at Cornell sharpens his ability to break down mechanics and kinematics problems into clear, step-by-step setups that ma...
Cornell University
Bachelor, Industrial and Labor Relations
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Teaching physics well means knowing where students get stuck, and Jay sees those sticking points daily in his science classroom at a New York City charter school. He tackles force diagrams, kinematics equations, and energy conservation by building each concept from intuition first, then layering in ...
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Certified Tutor
Brandon
Engineering school doesn't just teach physics — it demands you apply it under pressure, which is exactly the fluency Brandon brings to kinematics, circuit analysis, and thermodynamics. He walks through free-body diagrams and energy calculations step by step, making sure students can set up problems ...
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Certified Tutor
Biomedical engineering is applied physics at its core, so Robert has spent years translating Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics into real problem-solving contexts. He tackles everything from free-body diagrams to conservation of energy by walking through the reasoning behind e...
University
Bachelor's
Certified Tutor
Immunology and genetics lab work at Washington University in St. Louis gave Colin a hands-on relationship with the physics that underpins biological systems — from the optics behind microscopy to the thermodynamics driving molecular interactions. He also teaches calculus and chemistry, so when a phy...
Washington University in St. Louis
Biology degree (Bachelor's)
Certified Tutor
Pre-med coursework gave Jeremy a crash course in the physics that underpins everything from fluid pressure in arteries to the optics of medical imaging — mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics all showed up before he ever touched a clinical setting. He pairs that science background with an economics-t...
New York University
Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Harvard Law School
Juris Doctor, N/A
Columbia University
Certificate, Premedical Sciences
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