152 Capitol Hill Organic Chemistry Tutors

...As I stated, I am an outgoing tutor with a creative approach to learning and I am very enthusiastic about science and technology. I have taken Organic Chem I and II, along with an organic lab (received an A in all three classes). The key to understanding organic chemistry starts with being able to draw chemical structures (including resonance forms)... read more

...These are the things I've found to work in teaching: 1) Do what it takes to get the students attention. This can be fun, relational, a great joke, a real world example... 2) Start with assessment. You have to know what the student knows and does not know. 3) Practice, practice, practice! But not just any practice - practice doing it correctly. This... read more

...I also taught the pre-lab lecture portion of Organic Chemistry Laboratory I to 200 undergraduate students at the University of Washington. As part of this job, I re-wrote the laboratory manual, tested all of the experiments, and added an experiment to the course as well. I have carried out synthetic organic chemistry in a laboratory at the University... read more

Hi there! My name is Scott and I have been tutoring students for seven years now. I recently graduated with a BS in Honors Chemistry and will begin a PhD in Organic Chemistry in the fall. I am available to tutor in all levels of chemistry as well as 100 level and high school physics, biology, and math. For those who may be interested in learning... read more

..... and eventually finished with a Masters and PhD in chemistry and further studies in microbiology. In addition, I have taught science and chemistry classes at the high school and college level. My approach to most struggling students is to help with appropriate examples and extra problems. In addition, I often come up with a helpful mnemonic when... read more