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Ph.D. Theoretical Physicist teach Math and Science Concepts for Life
Brian C.

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Through years of tutoring during my college days, and years of being a coach and mentor during my professional career, I learned that understanding the basic concept is much more important than just knowing how to solve a particular problem. Once you have a grasp of the basic concept and gain the insight, you not only improve your scores and grades, you get to appreciate the beauty of math and science and remember the concepts for life. You become a curious person and a life-long learner. I...

Through years of tutoring during my college days, and years of being a coach and mentor during my professional career, I learned that understanding the basic concept is much more important than just knowing how to solve a particular problem. Once you have a grasp of the basic concept and gain the insight, you not only improve your scores and grades, you get to appreciate the beauty of math and science and remember the concepts for life. You become a curious person and a life-long learner. I want to be your partner in that path.

I earned my Master from MIT and my Ph.D. from Notre Dame in theoretical physics and I love math and physics. Getting a good education is the most important task for a youngster. It very much determines one's future career. I want to help you in that process. I am a patient and good listener. As your tutor, I view your success and failure as mine. Let us take that journey together.

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Education

National Taiwan University
Physics
University of Notre Dame, IN
PhD
Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT)
Masters

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ACT Math

ACT Math

The ACT test is an important test for you to get into a good college. I will help you to pick preparatory material and help you to study and drill on the ACT quiz. I will explain the wrong answers you get and help you to understand why you are wrong. With firm understanding of the concept and with practice, you will steadily improve your ACT test scores. Since the ACT is a test on all basic math, you need a tutor who understand the entire spectrum of math. With my Ph.D. in theoretical physics, I know all aspects of math to help you understand all important math concepts in the ACT test.
Algebra 2

Algebra 2

Algebra 2 is an important foundation for calculus. Therefore, it is essential to understand the concepts in both Algebra 1 and 2. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, you will master algebra 2 and go on to pre-calculus with ease and interest.
Calculus

Calculus

Having a solid foundation in calculus is important for doing well in science and engineering later on. Therefore, it is very important to understand the concepts in calculus. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, you will master the subject. When facing with new problems in the future, you could always figure it out using the concepts and techniques learned in calculus. I will explain the concepts in different ways and from different angles to help you grasp them. I earned my Ph.D. in Physics from U. Notre Dame and understand all aspects of applied mathematics. My time is flexible and I am patient. I view your success and failure as mine. I don't accept failure, neither should you!
Geometry

Geometry

Geometry is a fun subject. It has a lot of applications in real daily life. Therefore, besides helping you with theorem to understand the concepts, I will also give practical examples to help you to apply and remember them. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, you won't forget them.
GMAT

GMAT

GMAT is very important for getting into a good MBA program. Therefore, you need a tutor who had taken GMAT before and enrolled in a top MBA program (the Univ. of Chicago MBA program.) I know how to help you prepare for the GMAT test, especially if you are weak in the area of quantitative reasoning and analysis. I, being a physicist, am steeped in math of all areas. I can help you in understanding the math reasoning and in tackling quantitative problems. We will start with a good test preparation book, such as the one by GMAC or Kaplan. We will continue to drill on practice problems and I will point out the mistakes you have made and explain the correct ways of thinking about and solving the problem. Over time, you will steadily improve your scores with discipline and practice.
Physics

Physics

Physics is often more difficult than math. It requires some insights into the law of physics. You could acquire these insights either by yourself with some serious thinking and considerable amount of time or someone could give you hints and point you to the right direction. That is when a physicist can help you with. Once you gain that insight, the Ah-ha moment will come and the joy of learning physics will be with you. I am here to help you with that insight and with some drills.
Precalculus

Precalculus

Having a solid foundation in pre-calculus is important for doing well in calculus. Therefore, it is very important to understand the concepts in pre-calculus. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, you will master both subjects.
Probability

Probability

Probability is a fun subject. It has a lot of beneficial applications in real life. Therefore, besides helping you with theorem to understand the concepts, I will give many practical examples to help you to apply and remember them. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, it becomes natural for you to think of many events in probabilistic way.
SAT Math

SAT Math

The SAT is an important test that you need to do well on to get into a good college. I will help you to pick a preparatory material and help you to study and drill on the SAT quiz. I will explain the wrong answers you get and help you to understand why you are wrong. With firm understanding of the concept and with practice, you will steadily improve your SAT test scores. Since the SAT is a test on all basic math, you need a tutor who understand the entire spectrum of math. With my Ph.D. in theoretical physics, I know all aspects of math to help you understand all important math concepts in the SAT test.
Statistics

Statistics

Statistics are used so often in many research projects that one has to be proficient in knowing how to use it to analyze data and to interpret results. As a theoretical physicist, I will help you to understand all topics of statistics from probability distributions to hypothesis testing, to Chi-square analysis to regression and correlation. I will explain the underlining reasons for using various methods and point out the relationship among them. Once you understand the concepts, I will help you to master the subject with many drills so you will ace any exams.
Trigonometry

Trigonometry

Trigonometry is a fun and practical subject. It has a lot of applications in real life, such as figuring out the height of a building at a distance. Therefore, besides helping you with theorem to understand the concepts, I will also give practical examples to help you to apply and remember them. Once you understand the concepts and with the help of a few drills, you could remember all the trig formulas even.
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Extraordinary Tutor

Dr. C. is a truly extraordinary tutor. It is rare that someone with his level of expertise is willing to work as a part-time tutor. If you are interested in help in math, chemistry or physics, I can't imagine that there is a better resource in Chicago than Dr. C. Not only does Dr. C. have great subject matter expertise and the capacity to explain his knowledge clearly, but he is also incredibly kind and patient.

Marget, 15 lessons with Brian
Tutor responded:

I could not find a more deserving student than you are. It was my privilege to work with you.

Knowledgeable Tutor

Brian is very knowledgeable and great with breaking down complex information into sizeable chunks for understanding. He has already been a life saver and I look forward to working with him for the long run.

Kevin, 2 lessons with Brian

Excellent Calculus tutor

Brian knows how to tutor Calculus! My son learned more efficient ways of solving problems in the first session. Brian is a thorough tutor but also very kind. He has a calming effect in his approach with students.

Diana, 1 lesson with Brian

Excellent tutor. Makes learning easy.

This was my daughter’s first tutoring lesson and she was a little bit worried that she wouldn’t understand the lesson but as soon as she sat down with Brian she felt very comfortable. Brian is very patient and has an excellent ability to explain things in a way that my daughter understood easily. At the end of the session my daughter was very excited that she could finally solve equations and problems that she had struggled with for some time. She enjoyed the lesson very much and wants to continue with future sessions. We are so glad to have worked with Brian. Highly recommended!

Anabel, 1 lesson with Brian

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Brian was so kind and helpful, we only had one lesson but I learned so much that I didn't even know I didn't know. He was so encouraging when I figured things out and was really clear in how to approach a problem. I'm excited to see how much more I improve after more lessons because I'm already better at physics after just one.

Zoe, 1 lesson with Brian

Best tutoring session yet

Dr. C is very knowledgeable about the content and the method of delivering a lesson. He knew almost immediately what my son was lacking. He is able to cover the current topic on hand and review the basics so the concept is understood at a deeper level. Thank you!

Teryn, 6 lessons with Brian

Excellent first session; already helping

Subject was college Calculus I. We went through sections of the chapters and Brian explained the concept clearly and understandably. Then we worked on the problems. I solved first and if it were wrong, he asked me how I got there. He knew exactly where I went wrong and explained it. We made a lot of progress in one session. Already scheduled session 2 and looking forward to it. Brian is nice, patient and easy to work with.

Carol, 2 lessons with Brian

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

I have had a few sessions with Brian regarding GMAT quantitative testing. As of the first visit, he helps to evaluate your ability level and set some reasonable goals to then work towards with his guidance. It's early in the process, but I expect great improvement.

Anne, 4 lessons with Brian

Looking forward to working more with Brian!

After only one one-hour lesson with Brian, I'm already approaching my GMAT studies in a different way. He is knowledgeable about the material and knows how to study effectively to get strong results. I'm also impressed by how he takes on a lower number of students at a time to ensure they get the highest quality lessons and proper attention. I'm really looking forward to working more with Brian!

Julia, 8 lessons with Brian

Unbelievable

The only Physics tutor who got through to my son! The smile on my son's face when he finished with the session was priceless. He said, "Mom, he really made me understand the difficult problems I was conceptualizing.

Ben, 3 lessons with Brian
Tutor responded:

Appreciate your kind comments. It made me smile too.

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