20 Floyd County Physics Tutors

...Born and raised in the Washington, D.C., area, he earned a B.A. in the Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago and graduated from Georgetown University with an M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics. He has taught math and science students at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels, including adult students. His tutoring career began... read more

...During the six years that I lived in graduate housing at the University of New Hampshire, I was exposed to students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. During this time, I organized a Bible study group for international students to help them understand the meanings of less common words that appeared in the text. While at the school, I... read more

...hroughout my time in high school, college, graduate school, and now as a high school teacher myself, I have always been a tutor. My knowledge of mathematics includes even the most advanced topics, which I've studied as I earned my BS degrees in physics and mathematics, as well as my MS in physics. I am also a credentialed teacher in Virginia, licensed... read more

...We can always start with: "what happens when the bothersome thing in the problem is removed? what can we now expect this complicated thing to do to our 1st guess? make it bigger or smaller, and by how much?" Introductory physics can be boiled down to about two dozen concepts. We will use word-pictures (eating, driving a car, spending money, TV shows... read more

...The MCAT is a national, standardized exam used to evaluate a student’s ability to perform in medical school. As a medical student, I have already studied for and completed the MCAT. In preparing for this exam, I learned through experience which study plans work. Being only a few years out from taking the exam myself, I understand how students think... read more