Award-Winning Physics Tutors serving Waltham, MA

...showing that a student understands what they need. I believe that understanding why a solution works is much more important than simply memorizing. Earning my master's degree in education and becoming a teacher was my mid-life crisis. Before that, I worked in industry as a chemical engineer and then a project manager for many years after earning my Bachelor of Science at Cornell University. While I tutor a range of subjects, my favorites are chemistry...

...College in Biochemistry and Neuroscience. I have been tutoring for the past 6 years and really enjoy teaching. Ideally I like to find out what the student is studying/struggling with BEFORE I visit so that I can make a visual study guide/review along with a few practice problems so that we can spend our time effectively. My strategy is not to tell students the material, but rather have them understand the concepts for themselves by...

...While at MIT, I came to really enjoy teaching. I have degrees in Physics and Linguistics, and am proficient in a variety of subjects including (but not limited to) math, physics, English, and foreign languages. I am fluent in German (both speaking and reading), and I studied Spanish extensively in school. My teaching experience includes tutoring throughout middle and high school, as well as several teaching assistantships at MIT. I am familiar with many different...

...following subject areas: * Math - basic number skills, pre-algebra, algebra I and II, precalculus, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and statistics * Science - basic physical/life/earth science courses as well as high school biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science * English - all reading/writing and research assignments * Social Sciences - US history, European history, World history, Government, Psychology, Economics * Spanish * Standardized tests: SAT, ACT, and GRE (including math and verbal sections for all...

...both large classroom and one-on-one settings. I am most comfortable teaching quantitative sciences, although I also have experience teaching standardized tests and more qualitative subjects such as Biology or Chemistry. I am a born and raised Bostonian, having grown up in Reading, MA. I am a proud product of the Massachusetts Public School system. I am a die-hard Patriots fan, as well as a Bruins season ticket holder. My other hobbies include computer hardware and...

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...my students and peers by guiding them to a holistic understanding of whatever they are studying. I have also taught Taekwondo to students of all ages (from toddlers to parents) for many years, and have a lot of experience working with students of different experience levels, helping them set their own goals and tailoring my lessons to their specific desired results. I make sure to adapt my lessons to the way my students view the...

I am a graduate with a degree in Mathematics from a top university in Massachusetts and earned my master degree in education. I have more than 20 years of experience tutoring and teaching math at several colleges in Massachusetts. I enjoy tutoring elementary, middle and high school math. I believe in incorporating real world examples to help students understand the application of math in the real world.

...that I started tutoring individuals in certain math subjects. I then taught in the Atlanta area for about 5 years. I taught Algebra 2 & Geometry at the Benjamin Banneker High School for a year and then worked 4 years at the Sunflower Learning Academy with students age ranged from K 12 in a range of Science & Math subjects. I taught Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus, SAT Math. I...

...test preparation. My academic background is varied--I've studied writing (technical, professional and creative), civil engineering and biochemistry extensively at the undergraduate level, and education and mathematics at the graduate level. In my own classroom, I incorporate a variety of methods and tools to help all of my students reach their potential, and to this point in my teaching career have enjoyed a great deal of success. My tutoring sessions tend to be focused, involve a...

Hello! My name is Claire. I am from Middletown, New Jersey, and I recently graduated from Saint John Vianney High School. I am currently a freshman at Northeastern University in Boston, where I am studying Mechanical Engineering. I have always had a passion for math and science, so I am excited to share that by assisting other students!

...education may indicate I love to learn and I have a passion for education. I worked in the pharmaceutical / chemical industry for over 10 years with companies like Abbott, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer. However, my passion for education led me to leave the pharmaceutical industry and pursue teaching. I am a certified Chemistry teacher in New York State and New Hampshire. I have taught Chemistry, Physics and Introductory Organic Chemistry in New York...

...disciplines may seem very unrelated to you, but it is the combination of the two that makes me a great student and teacher! A few fun facts about my college experience: I actually finished high school in 3 years and began college a year earlier than usual, and I studied abroad in Scotland (University of Glasgow) and the Czech Republic (Film Academy of Prague) during my junior year! My teaching experience include peer tutoring during...

...career, when I started as a teaching assistant in the Carleton Biology department my sophomore year. I helped teach introductory biology courses, genetics, cell biology and immunology to classes ranging from 30-70 students, and I tutored AP biology students at the local high school. While I have studied and tutored biology in most depth, I also have extensive classroom and tutoring experiences in math, physics and chemistry, as well as standardized tests such as the...

...College. I teach as an Adjunct Professor at Boston College in the Finance department, teaching Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and mentoring students in a variety of areas. My tutoring focus is Math and Science. I have helped a lot of students in these subjects understand what is important in the subject, and how to think about and approach problems. I love to see student's feeling towards Math and Science change when they are able to tackle...

...have extensive background in surface characterization techniques. I also am very knowledgable in chemistry subjects and am quickly learning various aspects of biology and cell biology pertaining to the blood (immune system) as part of my research at Northeastern. I have had great experiences tutoring and TA'ing in the past and found the work to be both rewarding (in helping others better learn a subject/topic) as well as beneficial for me (with reinforcing my knowledge,...

I'm a graduate of Northeastern University, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a minor in History. I'm passionate about cancer research and I'm currently a PhD student at Yale. I find that there is not one tutoring style that fits every student. People learn in different ways, and I make sure to adjust my tutoring style accordingly.

...addition to my clinical and research duties. While I am capable of tutoring a number of subjects, I am happiest teaching math, which is a lifelong love. I believe strongly in the ability of education to improve one's quality of life; I still enjoy learning new topics every day. I want students to be able to use their knowledge to solve problems; pure memorization simply to pass a test is not my idea of a...

I am a sophomore at Boston College working towards a bachelor of Science in Mathematics. I am very outgoing, and looking to help anyone needing a tutor in math or taking the ACT. I look forward to helping you understand and improve your arithmetic and test taking skills!

...thing, and it should not be difficult. I believe it is my job to explain this to someone who is struggling with learning something new, because all complex things in the universe is built up on simple concepts/structures. The only best way to learn is by both teaching and learning. One of the great things the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to say, "The best among you are the ones who learn and teach what they...