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Kirill Z.

Physics, math tutor with great knowledge and teaching skills

Physics, math tutor with great knowledge and teaching skills

$52/hour

4.8 (222 ratings)

  • 795 hours tutoring

About Kirill

Bio

When I was a schoolboy, my classmates called me "our emergency helper" because of my ability to assist them and explain things clearly. I have been teaching or tutoring during most part of my career, first tutoring job involved third and sixth graders who needed help with mathematics. Then I tutored freshman students, later I became a graduate student and taught the section of physics laboratories for science majors for three years. During my postdoctoral appointment at Los Alamos, I tutored...

When I was a schoolboy, my classmates called me "our emergency helper" because of my ability to assist them and explain things clearly. I have been teaching or tutoring during most part of my career, first tutoring job involved third and sixth graders who needed help with mathematics. Then I tutored freshman students, later I became a graduate student and taught the section of physics laboratories for science majors for three years. During my postdoctoral appointment at Los Alamos, I tutored a student in physics for MCAT test. Twice I worked as an instructor at a summer camp at the Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University, teaching a group of middle-school students small physics-based courses, "Principles of Engineering Design" and "Nuclear Physics."

When teaching, I use student-oriented approach. It is my student, who determines the pace and the way of learning, I will use leading questions and encourage a student to ask his/her own questions to promote better understanding of the subject taught. I firmly believe that the best results are achieved when a person understands fundamental concepts and basic rules and is capable of applying them to problems. Such understanding helps a student to discover things himself, this ability empowers a student and builds his/her self-confidence. On the contrary, simple memorization of standard formulas and/or typical solutions is the way to bind yourself with the cords of dogmatism. I believe that I have skills and abilities to explain complex concepts in a simple and clear way and would like to help anyone, who is interested, achieve understanding and gain knowledge.

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Education

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
undergrad
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Masters
Washington State University Pullman
PhD

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $52
  • Travel policy: Within 20 miles of Waldorf, MD 20602
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 5/31/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Subjects

Business

GMAT

GMAT

I tutored GMAT physics to a prospective medical school student. I devised questions to probe her understanding, explained concepts, and helped her to master problem solving techniques.

Corporate Training

GMAT,

GMAT

I tutored GMAT physics to a prospective medical school student. I devised questions to probe her understanding, explained concepts, and helped her to master problem solving techniques.
Russian

Russian

I am a native speaker. I believe this is enough. In addition, I always had straight A's for Russian language and literature at school.

Homeschool

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have known algebra since high school and I used to help my classmates with it all the time. Since then I learned math all the way to Calc 3 , complex variable functions, and other graduate school level classes.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a Ph. D. in physics, courses in math up to Calculus 2 and Theory of complex variable functions.
Calculus,

Calculus

I took several courses in Calculus as an undergrad and complemented them with a few other courses in high-level math, including Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and some others.
Chemistry,

Chemistry

I had minor in chemistry as undergraduate student. I took several courses in chemistry, including general chemistry, chemical kinetics, and a few others.
Geometry,

Geometry

I have more than 20 years of knowledge of geometry, all the way up to high level of geometry at undergraduate courses level. I also had minor in Chemistry and took several classes in General, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Chemical Thermodynamics.
Physics,

Physics

I have a Ph.D. in physics with the GPA 4.0. I worked as a college Instructor, taught at summer camps. I have been tutoring students in physics for the past three years.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I've known prealgebra since 5th grade. I also taught this subject for one semester to 6th grade students in 1995, back in Russia. I also tutored it to few kids in US. I usually use practical problems to connect material covered to the real-life situations.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I have taken Calculus, all the way to Calc III, so I have extensive knowledge of Precalculus. I also tutored it to several people over the 2013-2014 year. I had pre-calculus in my high school, completing accelerated mathematics program.
SAT Math

SAT Math

I have been tutoring a student in SAT math, practicing problem solving with him, covering test curriculum. We also practice test strategies. I also teach extra information, which might be helpful in finding useful shortcuts to solve the problems.

Language

Russian

Russian

I am a native speaker. I believe this is enough. In addition, I always had straight A's for Russian language and literature at school.

Math

ACT Math,

ACT Math

I am an expert in math and I certainly know all the material pertaining to the ACT test. I had a few lessons with a student who is going to take ACT, and I tutored him in the test preparation. I also tutored him in the simple test strategies.
Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have known algebra since high school and I used to help my classmates with it all the time. Since then I learned math all the way to Calc 3 , complex variable functions, and other graduate school level classes.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a Ph. D. in physics, courses in math up to Calculus 2 and Theory of complex variable functions.
Calculus,

Calculus

I took several courses in Calculus as an undergrad and complemented them with a few other courses in high-level math, including Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and some others.
Differential Equations,

Differential Equations

I took a special course "Differential Equations" as an undergraduate student. Later I also took a course "Mathematical Methods in Physics," which involved solving differential equations with partial derivatives.
Geometry,

Geometry

I have more than 20 years of knowledge of geometry, all the way up to high level of geometry at undergraduate courses level. I also had minor in Chemistry and took several classes in General, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Chemical Thermodynamics.
Linear Algebra,

Linear Algebra

I took a course in linear algebra during my undergraduate studies. I have also used linear algebra in physics courses extensively. Additionally, I have experience teaching physics with the application of linear algebra to students.
Physics,

Physics

I have a Ph.D. in physics with the GPA 4.0. I worked as a college Instructor, taught at summer camps. I have been tutoring students in physics for the past three years.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I've known prealgebra since 5th grade. I also taught this subject for one semester to 6th grade students in 1995, back in Russia. I also tutored it to few kids in US. I usually use practical problems to connect material covered to the real-life situations.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I have taken Calculus, all the way to Calc III, so I have extensive knowledge of Precalculus. I also tutored it to several people over the 2013-2014 year. I had pre-calculus in my high school, completing accelerated mathematics program.
SAT Math,

SAT Math

I have been tutoring a student in SAT math, practicing problem solving with him, covering test curriculum. We also practice test strategies. I also teach extra information, which might be helpful in finding useful shortcuts to solve the problems.
Trigonometry

Trigonometry

I took trigonometry as part of my algebra course in middle and high school. I also took more advanced courses, where trigonometry and trigonometric functions have been extensively used. One of those courses would be Linear Algebra, where scalar and vector products of vectors involve trigonometric functions.

Most Popular

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have known algebra since high school and I used to help my classmates with it all the time. Since then I learned math all the way to Calc 3 , complex variable functions, and other graduate school level classes.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a Ph. D. in physics, courses in math up to Calculus 2 and Theory of complex variable functions.
Calculus,

Calculus

I took several courses in Calculus as an undergrad and complemented them with a few other courses in high-level math, including Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and some others.
Chemistry,

Chemistry

I had minor in chemistry as undergraduate student. I took several courses in chemistry, including general chemistry, chemical kinetics, and a few others.
Geometry,

Geometry

I have more than 20 years of knowledge of geometry, all the way up to high level of geometry at undergraduate courses level. I also had minor in Chemistry and took several classes in General, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Chemical Thermodynamics.
Physics,

Physics

I have a Ph.D. in physics with the GPA 4.0. I worked as a college Instructor, taught at summer camps. I have been tutoring students in physics for the past three years.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I've known prealgebra since 5th grade. I also taught this subject for one semester to 6th grade students in 1995, back in Russia. I also tutored it to few kids in US. I usually use practical problems to connect material covered to the real-life situations.
Precalculus

Precalculus

I have taken Calculus, all the way to Calc III, so I have extensive knowledge of Precalculus. I also tutored it to several people over the 2013-2014 year. I had pre-calculus in my high school, completing accelerated mathematics program.

Science

ACT Science,

ACT Science

I have taken various science classes since high school. Classes I took included: chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy. I am also a professional scientist, who practices scientific methods and does scientific analysis of the data.
Astronomy,

Astronomy

I had astronomy in high school. I will also teach Introductory Astronomy in the next semester. Additionally, I studied astronomy independently since I was 10.
Chemistry,

Chemistry

I had minor in chemistry as undergraduate student. I took several courses in chemistry, including general chemistry, chemical kinetics, and a few others.
Physical Science,

Physical Science

I am a professional physicist, who studied physics since 7th grade. I have taken general physics courses, theoretical physics courses, and experimental courses in physics. I also tutored physics and related topics to many students. I also was a TA for the physics courses at my Ph. D. institution.
Physics

Physics

I have a Ph.D. in physics with the GPA 4.0. I worked as a college Instructor, taught at summer camps. I have been tutoring students in physics for the past three years.

Summer

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

I have known algebra since high school and I used to help my classmates with it all the time. Since then I learned math all the way to Calc 3 , complex variable functions, and other graduate school level classes.
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have a Ph. D. in physics, courses in math up to Calculus 2 and Theory of complex variable functions.
Calculus,

Calculus

I took several courses in Calculus as an undergrad and complemented them with a few other courses in high-level math, including Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and some others.
Chemistry,

Chemistry

I had minor in chemistry as undergraduate student. I took several courses in chemistry, including general chemistry, chemical kinetics, and a few others.
Geometry,

Geometry

I have more than 20 years of knowledge of geometry, all the way up to high level of geometry at undergraduate courses level. I also had minor in Chemistry and took several classes in General, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Chemical Thermodynamics.
Physics,

Physics

I have a Ph.D. in physics with the GPA 4.0. I worked as a college Instructor, taught at summer camps. I have been tutoring students in physics for the past three years.
Russian,

Russian

I am a native speaker. I believe this is enough. In addition, I always had straight A's for Russian language and literature at school.
SAT Math

SAT Math

I have been tutoring a student in SAT math, practicing problem solving with him, covering test curriculum. We also practice test strategies. I also teach extra information, which might be helpful in finding useful shortcuts to solve the problems.

Test Preparation

ACT Math,

ACT Math

I am an expert in math and I certainly know all the material pertaining to the ACT test. I had a few lessons with a student who is going to take ACT, and I tutored him in the test preparation. I also tutored him in the simple test strategies.
ACT Science,

ACT Science

I have taken various science classes since high school. Classes I took included: chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy. I am also a professional scientist, who practices scientific methods and does scientific analysis of the data.
GMAT,

GMAT

I tutored GMAT physics to a prospective medical school student. I devised questions to probe her understanding, explained concepts, and helped her to master problem solving techniques.
SAT Math

SAT Math

I have been tutoring a student in SAT math, practicing problem solving with him, covering test curriculum. We also practice test strategies. I also teach extra information, which might be helpful in finding useful shortcuts to solve the problems.

Examples of Expertise

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.8 (222 ratings)
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Wonderful Results!!

My daughter was having trouble understanding concept in her high school physics course. Kirill was very knowledgeable, easy going, and presented the information in a clear fashion. My daughter was actually laughing during their sessions. The few intensive sessions before my daughter's exam proved to be extremely beneficial. My daughter earned a solid "B" on her second exam after not doing well on the first exam. It is no doubt in our minds that it was a direct result of Kirill's instruction. I would recommend him to anyone that is looking for additional support for their child.

Ivy, 15 lessons with Kirill

Knowledgeable

He is very patient and has you explain the physics concepts to him to make sure you understand. Would definitely go back for more sessions.

Theresa, 11 lessons with Kirill

Great Tutor

Great Tutor - was a big help. My son said he was very detailed and helped him understand some difficult concepts.

Lisa, 1 lesson with Kirill

Very knowledgeable and effective tutor

Krill Z is a solid tutor who is able to get results. He is firm yet patient and quite accommodating. He responds quickly to emails and TEXT messages. I am very pleased with the work he has done with my son.

Joy, 57 lessons with Kirill

Good tutor with a lot of knowledge and patience

He was great. It was my first time having a session with him. He was very cool and not boring at all. Well worth the money and he knows what he's talking about.

Nabor, 30 lessons with Kirill

Very knowledgeable

Kirill has been a wonderful Calculus tutor for my daughter. She has done very well in the class with his ongoing help and assisting her in review when she missed some school due to illness.

Mary, 5 lessons with Kirill

Great tutor

Kirill is a great tutor. He never seems to tire of the subject matter even if he has to repeat the content for mastery.

Linda, 11 lessons with Kirill

Great Tutor

Fantastic and intelligent tutor. Has great potential towards tutoring. Really helped me learn the concepts of Geometry. I highly recommend Kirill as a tutor!

Andrew, 10 lessons with Kirill

Very Helpful

Kirill is a knowledgeable instructor who knows what he is talking about and has helped me understand the concepts of physics, although he does have a Russian accent which is hard to understand sometimes, regardless he is a fine instructor who can help anybody who is serious about learning.

Jeff, 9 lessons with Kirill

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