...I graduated in 2006 with a major in physics and a minor in math, and a masters in physics in 2008. Since graduation I have tutored nearly continuously, sometimes part-time while going to school or working at a another job, and sometimes as my full-time occupation. I have tutored privately; for ... (read more)
...I am familiar with a lot of the common pitfalls that students run into in physics and beginning mathematics. I've originally became interested in teaching because I started with tutoring. It's such a joy to help students get to that breakthrough moment when they understand or to help students build confidence in their ability to do math or physics problems on their own. (read more)
...The class went on an investigation utilizing their conversions to moles to grams and to particle count to determine if the mother killed the daughter. In the end, it was discovered there were foreign contaminants in the pills which we discovered through mass spectrometry data. This story-based method was extremely successful with a 90% proficiency rate for that class of 24 students. (read more)