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Allan

Certified Tutor

Allan

Bachelors, Biological Sciences
Allan's other Tutor Subjects
1st-12th Grade math
1st-12th Grade Writing
1st-12th Grade Reading
3rd-8th Grade Science

A biology degree requires serious chemistry coursework, and Allan applies that foundation to topics like stoichiometry, acid-base equilibria, and molecular bonding. He unpacks each problem type step by step, making sure students understand the reasoning behind dimensional analysis and reaction balan...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelors, Biological Sciences

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Shawn

Certified Tutor

Shawn

Master of Science, Chemistry
Shawn's other Tutor Subjects
6th-8th Grade Science
6th-7th Grade math
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

Shawn's Master's in Chemistry means he's taught and studied general chemistry from every angle — not just the introductory survey, but the deeper inorganic and physical chemistry that reveals why concepts like periodic trends, bonding theory, and reaction thermodynamics work the way they do. He's pa...

Education

University of California Los Angeles

Master of Science, Chemistry

Test Scores
SAT
1420
Michael

Certified Tutor

Michael

Bachelor in Arts, Public Health/Pre-Medicine
Michael's other Tutor Subjects
1st-4th Grade Reading
Calculus
Algebra
AP Physics 1

Stoichiometry, equilibrium, and acid-base chemistry each demand a different kind of thinking — some problems are pure math, others require conceptual reasoning about what's happening at the molecular level. Michael completed two full semesters of general chemistry at Johns Hopkins and knows how to d...

Education

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor in Arts, Public Health/Pre-Medicine

Leonard

Certified Tutor

Leonard

Bachelor in Arts, Math
Leonard's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

Stoichiometry, equilibrium expressions, and thermodynamic calculations all demand the kind of mathematical fluency that Leonard developed earning his math degree at Columbia. He unpacks general chemistry problems by connecting the algebra to the chemistry — showing why a limiting reagent calculation...

Education

Columbia University

Bachelor in Arts, Math

Tom

Certified Tutor

Tom

PHD, Biophysical Chemistry
Tom's other Tutor Subjects
10th-12th Grade math
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra

Tom earned his PhD in Biophysical Chemistry, which means he's taught and practiced general chemistry concepts — stoichiometry, thermodynamics, equilibrium, acid-base reactions — at every level from introductory to graduate. He treats chemistry like a language: understanding a lecture feels easy, but...

Education

Stanford University

PHD, Biophysical Chemistry

Rice University

Bachelor in Arts

Li

Certified Tutor

Li

Bachelor of Science, Speech and Hearing
Li's other Tutor Subjects
1st-9th Grade math
3rd-8th Grade Science
Pre-Algebra
Arithmetic

Li's doctoral-level medical training means she's worked through chemistry not as an isolated subject but as a prerequisite for understanding how drugs interact, how the body metabolizes nutrients, and how disease disrupts cellular processes. That clinical lens gives her a practical way to explain to...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Science, Speech and Hearing

NYITCOM

Non Degree Doctorals, medicine

Test Scores
SAT
1480
Benjamin

Certified Tutor

Benjamin

Bachelor of Science, Evolutionary Anthropology
Benjamin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry

MCAT prep forced Benjamin to relearn general chemistry from the ground up — not just memorizing periodic trends or balancing equations, but understanding why Le Chatelier's principle predicts what it does and how thermodynamic favorability actually drives a reaction forward. That recent, intensive r...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Evolutionary Anthropology

Test Scores
ACT
33
Elsia

Certified Tutor

Elsia

Bachelor in Arts, Cognitive Science
Elsia's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Middle School Math

Cognitive science gave Elsia a surprisingly useful lens for chemistry — understanding how people learn and process information means she's strategic about which mnemonics, analogies, and problem-solving shortcuts actually stick when tackling topics like molecular geometry or balancing redox reaction...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor in Arts, Cognitive Science

Test Scores
SAT
1560
Nicole

Certified Tutor

Nicole

Current Grad Student, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Nicole's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Graduate work in cellular and molecular biology at Duke means Nicole encounters chemistry not as a standalone subject but as the language running beneath every biological process she studies — from membrane transport to enzyme catalysis. That daily immersion keeps her sharp on gen chem fundamentals ...

Education

Assumption College

Bachelors, Biotechnology

Duke University

Current Grad Student, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Abismael

Certified Tutor

Abismael

Bachelors
Abismael's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4

Periodic trends, Lewis structures, acid-base chemistry, gas laws — Abismael approaches each of these by linking them back to a bigger picture of how atoms actually behave. His chemical engineering training means he's solved thousands of problems that depend on getting general chemistry fundamentals ...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1470

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