Award-Winning Physics Tutors in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY

...friends with physics and math. I really enjoyed it, partly because I wanted to help them succeed , and partly because by tutoring, I developed a better understanding of the topics I was teaching. In College, I am still involved in peer tutoring among my friends and classmates. Outside of classes, I spend a lot...

...Philadelphia, though I'm originally from upstate New York, right outside of Albany (which is actually the capital of New York, NOT New York City). I genuinely have a love for learning and more than just helping students with certain subjects they may be having trouble with, I hope to inspire a hunger for knowledge in...

Hi! I'm Matt. I study physics and computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I want to help you understand physics, math, and computer science in an intuitive way that builds deep knowledge of the subject and the connections between different fields that I find so interesting.

I have engineering degrees from MIT and Cornell and extensive teaching, training, and mentoring experience, along with real world research, development, manufacturing accomplishments. I have over 25 patents and more than 75 scientific publications. I am exciting to help transfer my knowledge and skills to a new generation.

I graduated from Penn State in May 2016 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. I tutored for three years helping kids in freshman and sophomore level math, physics, and chemistry courses. I have tutored groups and individuals. I am an extremely friendly person who loves teaching! The best way to teach a student is to have them answer problems on their own. As a tutor, I am there to help students reach the answer, not to be there for the answer. Specifically, I ask students difficult, but practical questions to get them thinking in the right direction. I want my students convinced they can figure problems out on their own because when it's test time... I won't be there!

...and I'll prepare for each session by reviewing the material myself, and I'll take the time to answer whatever questions they have. I love learning, and I want others to love it too. I'm invested in my students' progress and success. It's so rewarding to help someone learn, and it feels great to see that...

...my curiosity and compassion. I like learning about fields just to know them, and in doing so have accumulated an extremely diverse knowledge base. I tend to excel at putting people at ease and breaking complex concepts down into intuitive shorthand. I have some personal experience working with students with special needs as I myself...

...an Interdisciplinary Studies major and an Astronomy minor. My tutoring experience largely involves mathematics (algebra I and II, trigonometry, calculus I and II, differential equations) and physics (general physics I and II, modern physics, astrophysics), with the subjects I enjoy teaching most being astro-related. The ability to introduce students to the awe of the cosmos...

...definitely understand the struggle. Persistence is key to understanding, and I am willing to communicate that to students. Outside of academia, I am incredibly interested in the hands-on application of engineering. I am a member of my collegiate chapter of Engineers Without Borders. I had the opportunity to travel to Nicaragua on an assessment trip...

...students to solve a similar problem and after they develop confidence we move on. As someone who has needed tutoring in the past, I understand what it means to struggle when learning material and thats why I have a passion for tutoring. Outside of tutoring I enjoy playing soccer, watching sports, traveling around Europe and...