Dr. Tim - Physicist and Enthusiastic Teacher

Timothy K.

Let me help you develop a deep understanding of physics and math! Nothing is more satisfying than emerging from a state of confusion and frustration to a state of understanding, appreciation, and even enjoyment of physics and other quantitative disciplines.

Since earning my PhD in theoretical physics from Boston University in 2021, I've missed teaching students even more than I've missed my own research or coursework. At BU, my students were undergraduate level, mostly from age 18 to 22. I taught for all five years of my graduate studies, at least one course for each of the fall, spring, and summer terms. My teaching formats included classroom discussion and tutorial sections, in-person and online lectures, laboratory sections, and regular, well-attended office hours in which I would provide one-on-one help to students, usually for problem sets. I taught subjects ranging from introductory physics (kinematics, energy, etc) to electromagnetism, statistical physics, and quantum mechanics.

For my undergraduate degree, I went to Notre Dame and majored in Advanced Physics. I was president of Notre Dame's Society of Physics Students during my senior year, and I received Notre Dame's Paul Chagnon Award for my exceptional contributions to the physics department. In high school, I was consistently at the top of my physics classes. I scored a 2210 on my SAT, and I was awarded the National Merit Scholarship.

Physics is a relatively simple subject, yet for many students it is the most difficult. My goal is to show you the simplicity behind the math. By stressing the fundamentals of the physics problem-solving process, I enable my students to handle any new problem that comes their way; there is no need to memorize endless procedures for different problems. Once you are able to think like a physicist, you will no longer be able to tolerate the complexity of other subjects like biology!