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John

Certified Tutor

15+ years

John

PHD, Law
John's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

After earning three bachelor's degrees and a law PhD, John pivoted to co-founding a tech startup — a path that demanded teaching himself the quantitative and systems-level thinking that physics problems run on. He approaches mechanics and energy concepts the way an engineer-turned-entrepreneur would...

Education

Cornell Law School

PHD, Law

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1490
Julia

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Julia

Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
Julia's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math
Calculus

Julia tutored both Physics I and Physics II in high school and is now deepening that knowledge through her biochemistry program at Arizona State. She's comfortable across mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, and she's especially skilled at teaching students to translate a word problem in...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor in Arts, Spanish

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
33
Madeleine

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Madeleine

Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics
Madeleine's other Tutor Subjects
Applied Mathematics
AP Statistics
College Algebra
Trigonometry

Having concentrated on physics within her applied mathematics degree, Madeleine spent time in a university research lab where she collaborated on real experimental problems — not just textbook scenarios. That experience means she can explain Newtonian mechanics, energy conservation, or wave behavior...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics

Test Scores
ACT
33
Nitesh

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Nitesh

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Nitesh's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math

Studying mechanical engineering means Nitesh doesn't just remember physics formulas — he understands the force diagrams, energy conservation principles, and rotational dynamics behind them. He unpacks each problem by identifying which physical law applies and why, so students build the kind of reaso...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1430
Arpita

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Arpita

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Arpita's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Physics
Organic Chemistry

Arpita approaches physics the way she approaches her pre-med science courses at Emory: diagram first, equation second. Whether it's free-body diagrams for Newton's laws or energy bar charts for conservation problems, she teaches students to translate word problems into visual models before reaching ...

Education

Emory University

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Test Scores
SAT
1480
ACT
32
Yurok

Certified Tutor

3+ years

Yurok

Bachelor, Physics and Mathematics
Yurok's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry

Yurok's dual degree in physics and mathematics at Emory means the calculus behind every physics concept — from deriving kinematic equations to integrating electric fields — is second nature, not an extra hurdle. He teaches across every level from introductory mechanics through AP Physics C and quant...

Education

Emory University

Bachelor, Physics and Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1570
Ajay

Certified Tutor

Ajay

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
Ajay's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra 3/4
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

An electrical engineering degree is essentially a physics degree with a soldering iron — Ajay spent years applying Newton's laws, electromagnetic theory, and energy conservation principles to real circuit and system design problems. He teaches physics by connecting each concept to something tangible...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1590
ACT
34
Jenna

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Jenna

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering
Jenna's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Civil engineers live in Newtonian mechanics — forces, moments, equilibrium, and motion are the bread and butter of the discipline. Jenna applies that professional-level fluency to physics tutoring, unpacking free-body diagrams and kinematics equations in ways that make the problem-solving process fe...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
32
Jack

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Jack

Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering
Jack's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry

Jack passed AP Physics 1 in high school and now applies Newtonian mechanics, energy methods, and wave behavior routinely in his civil engineering program at Arizona State. That combination of exam experience and ongoing practice means he can unpack free-body diagrams, conservation laws, and kinemati...

Education

Arizona State University

Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1490
Hanna

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Hanna

Bachelor of Science, Premedicine
Hanna's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
Calculus

Medical school trains you to think in systems — and that's exactly how Hanna approaches physics problems, whether it's tracing how forces propagate through a pulley setup or tracking energy through a collision. Her premed coursework and experience tutoring math through differential equations mean th...

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science, Premedicine

Test Scores
SAT
1370

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