Astrophysicist that teaches students to reach the stars
I was a postdoctoral fellow in particle/nuclear physics at the California Institute of Technology for three years, after which I became a research scientist in astrophysics at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where I studied the early universe and dark matter for 12 years. During my PhD, I spent two years as a volunteer physics teacher at Chancellor College in the country of Malawi, where I taught electromagnetism and classical mechanics.
My teaching style is a mixture of a) discussions that...
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Awesome Tutor
Gary is an enthusiastic, organized and detail oriented tutor. Very nice, patient and explains things clearly. Gary is willing to keep reviewing the material and apply examples in different ways until the subject is well understood. If we are solving a very long problem together, he will find a good stopping point close to the end of the session and will review what was performed. When we meet again, we quickly review what was covered before and how we will approach the problem for the rest of the session. This helps to retain the material. Gary always gives encouragement and asks me to participate creating the tutoring session as an interactive learning experience. This helps learning Differential Equations and Calculus fun as well as for better retention of the subject matter. Doing this helped me re-grasp Calculus and Differential Equations in a much more engaging way than I had in my undergraduate courses I took over ten years ago. I recommend Gary and will continue getting help from him to better understand my course material.
Albert, 48 lessons with Gary
Inspiring educator and mentor
My daughter is a high school senior. She is being tutored for ap physics and ap calculus. Gary has been an excellent Tutor and mentor. I am grateful for his experitise in teaching such complex material and his contagious love of physics.
Maria, 32 lessons with Gary
knowledgeable and patient
Very knowledgeable! We are working on the theories about Euler's equation, Newtonian and laggrange equations. He knows all the stuff and very patiently. We work together with lots of the equation derivations for the trajectory with Air resistance and Gary well prepared the materials before the session and explained step by step very clearly. Most of those equations we have not accessed before, but Gary still do very well!
Y, 2 lessons with Gary
Great first lesson
My son had a two-hour lesson with Gary the other day (AP Physics), which went very well indeed. Gary is very patient, and his style of teaching gives the student a real, as opposed to a rote, understanding of the topic.
Richard, 2 lessons with Gary
Very Intelligent and Great Teacher!
Gary is incredibly intelligent in a variety of fields/subjects. He has been tutoring me in Quantum Mechanics, which is a very difficult course to find a tutor for. Every time I meet with him I am confident that he will know the answers to all of my questions, as well as any homework that I am assigned. He also is very helpful in explaining concepts, and has a great talent at being able to adjust to his students’ learning styles. I highly recommend Gary as a tutor for any physics or mathematics course.
Nick, 11 lessons with Gary
Excellent tutor
Gary is an excellent and very patient tutor. Our daughter had tried out several other calculus tutors before Gary (all of whom were also very good) but she definitely felt the most comfortable with Gary. He has command of the subject matter, is very patient and makes himself very available at times when he is needed. Our daughter is definitely more relaxed and confident in her math skills thanks to Gary’s help.
Alex, 45 lessons with Gary
Best tutor ever, organized, detail oriented, and a very patient teacher
Gary is the best tutor I have ever had. Gary helped me with a mathematical modeling project, which included ODEs and some biology background. Even though biology is not any of his focus or work he spent time understanding what I was trying to do and did further research to do the best while working with me. Gary is very clear, organized, detail oriented, and most importantly very patient and friendly. After working with Gary, thanks to his help I was able to have a good grasp of the material and understand how to apply the complex concepts of ODEs to biological systems. I highly recommend Gary to anyone, and would love to continue working with him.
Randa, 6 lessons with Gary
Extremely helpful and patient
Thanks to Gary’s help, I managed to get an A on my stats exam. This is my second time using him and I already feel confident for my final. He explains everything as many times as you need and he is extremely patient and friendly. I highly recommend Gary to anyone who takes their grades seriously.
Travis, 3 lessons with Gary
Awesome Tutor!
Patient and relatable...a truly remarkable tutor for our son. Gary is a fantastic resource for anyone struggling with AP Physics!
Heather, 18 lessons with Gary
Excellent; knowledgable, patient, and very clear
I am not one to really give reviews, but I truly had to make one for Gary because he is an A+ tutor. Very nice, very smart; explains things very well and is willing to keep on explaining it over and over again and in different ways until you finally get it. Does not make you feel bad when you don't know something, and always gives very positive encouragement which makes doing physics not so bad. Could not recommend him more.
Ardi, 21 lessons with Gary
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