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Mitra J. for tutoring lessons in Los Altos CA Over 20 tutoring hours WyzAnt Tutoring Tutor Tutor United States

Mitra J.

Chemistry and Biology

Los Altos, CA (94022)

Travel Radius 5 miles
Hourly Fee $80.00
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Want to get ahead? Need to catch up? My name is Mitra and I’m here to help. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Biomedical and Molecular Environmental Toxicology from UC Davis. I graduated cum laude and in the top 10% of my graduating class. I am passionate about learning and teaching Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Students have reported I give great explanations and their performance has dramatically improved under my instruction. The best reward is watching my students progress!

o 5+ years of peer/private tutoring experience
o Flexible, patient, professional, and friendly
o Excellent academic record
o Love for teaching
o Great references

Mitra's Subjects

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Biology

I teach all levels of Biology, including college, AP and honors.

Topics I teach are: Enzyme structure, function, specificity and regulation; basic metabolism; DNA and protein structure, function and synthesis; Eukaryotic cell organization and gene expression; Microbiology of Fungi; Virus Structure and life cycle; Prokaryotic cell structure, growth, physiology and genetics; Eukaryotic cell components structure and function (membrane bound organelles, plasma membrane, cytoskeleton, cell... Read More

Chemistry

I offer chemistry tutoring for all levels, including college, AP and honors.

Topics I teach are: electron structure and periodic table; bonding; phases and phase equilibria; stoichiometry; thermodynamics and thermochemistry; reaction kinetics; solution chemistry; solubility; acids and bases (acid-base equilibria and titration); electrochemistry; atomic structure; nuclear chemistry.

Biochemistry

My teaching expertise include structure, function and regulation of enzymes in catalyzing biological reactions; substrates and enzyme specificity, control of enzyme activity, metabolism (glycolysis, Krebs cycle, ETC, oxidative phosphorylation, metabolism of fats and proteins); DNA structure and function (see genetics course description); protein synthesis (see genetics course description); eukaryotic chromosome organization; control of gene expression in eukaryotes.

Physiology

General eukaryotic cell components structure and function; nerve and muscle cell components structure and function; systems: nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, immune, digestive, execratory, muscle, skeletal, skin, reproductive and development.

Genetics

My expertise include DNA structure, composition and function; central dogma; DNA replication mechanism for both prokaryotes and eukaryotes; repair of DNA during replication and mutations; recombinant DNA techniques (i.e. restriction enzymes, hybridization, gene cloning and PCR); protein synthesis; genetic code; transcription and translation, and its regulation; Mendelian concepts; meiosis and genetic variability; analytic methods (i.e. Hardy-Weinburg principle and testcross).

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Mitra's Hourly Rate

Hourly Fee: $80.00

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