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Physics Ph.D., *professional*, easygoing, 9000+ hours tutoring physics
Steven W.

10,071 hours tutoring

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Steven W.'s Photo

Physics Ph.D., *professional*, easygoing, 9000+ hours tutoring physics
Physics Ph.D., *professional*, easygoing, 9000+ hours tutoring physics
Steven W.

10,071 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

10,071 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Steven


Bio

Take advantage of my expertise, but without the Expertise Effect!

(Expertise Effect: where teachers experienced in a subject forget what it is like to encounter the material for the first time)

-- I have organized and taught introductory physics in many classes (both with and without calculus),
-- I have thorough experience with all introductory subjects, so I am VERY comfortable presenting this information in a class, or class-like, format (perfect for review or preparation for ANY...

Take advantage of my expertise, but without the Expertise Effect!

(Expertise Effect: where teachers experienced in a subject forget what it is like to encounter the material for the first time)

-- I have organized and taught introductory physics in many classes (both with and without calculus),
-- I have thorough experience with all introductory subjects, so I am VERY comfortable presenting this information in a class, or class-like, format (perfect for review or preparation for ANY AP Exam and the SAT II Physics Exam)
-- I have honed and developed (from the many questions I have been asked by students over the years) the best ways to make even tricky physics topics easier to grasp, and make problems easier to solve.
-- AND I remember what it was like to see physics for the first time

This is much more than can come from just taking courses or coming back to teaching physics after doing something else.

I have CURRENT college teaching experience at Southern New Hampshire University. I also have taught recently at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts and Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire.

I work at all levels of fundamental physics: AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, IB Physics, Honors Physics, SAT Physics, Conceptual Physics, General Physics I, General Physics II, and Modern Physics.

My goal in tutoring, that I think will help students most, is giving what I call a "visceral" understanding of the material. A lot of tutors can understand how to use equations and what the variables in them refer to; but that leads more to an "intellectual" understanding. I want to give an understanding that you can "grab hold of," something that lets you know what that quantity or principle means. I do this through pictures and discussion of the history of physics, when helpful, to give context to the equations.

I particularly enjoy giving "handles" to some of the trickier concepts in physics. What *is* moment of inertia? What *is* electric potential, and why is it used? What *is* flux, and


Education

University of Michigan (B.S., highest honors)
Physics
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Physics)
Masters
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Physics)
PhD

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Homeschool

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015)
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have experience of two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015).
Physics,

Physics

I have CURRENT college teaching experience over the last two years, planning and leading introductory physics classes (both calculus- and algebra-based; the kind of material that shows up in AP and Honors Physics Classes) at Southern New Hampshire University and previous teaching experience at -- Bridgewater State University (MA) -- The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater -- Daniel Webster College (NH)
Precalculus

Precalculus

Have taught Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College in Spring and Summer 2015.

Math

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015)
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have experience of two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015).
Physics,

Physics

I have CURRENT college teaching experience over the last two years, planning and leading introductory physics classes (both calculus- and algebra-based; the kind of material that shows up in AP and Honors Physics Classes) at Southern New Hampshire University and previous teaching experience at -- Bridgewater State University (MA) -- The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater -- Daniel Webster College (NH)
Precalculus,

Precalculus

Have taught Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College in Spring and Summer 2015.
Trigonometry

Trigonometry

I have two semesters of experience teaching Trigonometry at Nashua Community College (Spring & Summer 2015). I taught right triangle trigonometry and identities, along with how to convert values between quadrants using reference angles.

Most Popular

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015)
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have experience of two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015).
Physics,

Physics

I have CURRENT college teaching experience over the last two years, planning and leading introductory physics classes (both calculus- and algebra-based; the kind of material that shows up in AP and Honors Physics Classes) at Southern New Hampshire University and previous teaching experience at -- Bridgewater State University (MA) -- The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater -- Daniel Webster College (NH)
Precalculus

Precalculus

Have taught Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College in Spring and Summer 2015.

Science

Astronomy,

Astronomy

I have twice taught astronomy at the college level, and my distributed minor in graduate school was in astronomy. I also have hundreds of hours of astronomy tutoring experience to date.
Physics

Physics

I have CURRENT college teaching experience over the last two years, planning and leading introductory physics classes (both calculus- and algebra-based; the kind of material that shows up in AP and Honors Physics Classes) at Southern New Hampshire University and previous teaching experience at -- Bridgewater State University (MA) -- The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater -- Daniel Webster College (NH)

Summer

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra and Trigonometry at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015)
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

I have experience of two semesters teaching Introductory Algebra at Nashua Community College (NH); (Spring and Summer 2015).
Physics

Physics

I have CURRENT college teaching experience over the last two years, planning and leading introductory physics classes (both calculus- and algebra-based; the kind of material that shows up in AP and Honors Physics Classes) at Southern New Hampshire University and previous teaching experience at -- Bridgewater State University (MA) -- The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater -- Daniel Webster College (NH)

Examples of Expertise


Steven has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 421 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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4.9 (3,550 ratings)
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4 star
(118)
3 star
(19)
2 star
(10)
1 star
(3)

Reviews

Great start of the lessons

Great start to the lesson by explaining why he needs the formulas. This helps my son put it more into context. Also the way of explaining fits better then his school teacher.

Sunny, 9 lessons with Steven

Very knowledgeable!

He helped my daughter with her upcoming AP Physics exam. She definitely feels more confident in her problem solving abilities and feels more prepared for her test.

Kimberly, 2 lessons with Steven

Steven is both professional and knowledgable.

He is helping my son with Physics AP with both concepts and math problems. I would highly recommend Steven. We look forward to continue to work with him to assist my son.

Lydia, 2 lessons with Steven

Great first meeting

This was my son's first meeting with Steve. Steve taught my son AP Physics, which is not easy subject. My son said he wants to continue taking tutoring sessions with Steve.

Chie, 13 lessons with Steven

First teaching session was great

Steven helped me with an assignment on a specific topic related of Physics E&M. Loved the patience, the teaching style and easy communication. Looking forward to more lessons and deep learning experience with Steven.

Sajal, 5 lessons with Steven

Physics C Mechanics

Reviewed Conservation of Energy problems and concepts. Dr Steven was very helpful in explaining concepts and looking over my answers. He helped me understand the finer aspects of the concepts .

Kalyan, 8 lessons with Steven

Knowledgeable and was available to help on urgent request.

Steven managed to provide a last minute physics tuition ti my son as he needed the urgent help. He was kind enough to take a class late Sunday night and my son scored 91 in his test. I highly recommend Steven.

Anjali, 1 lesson with Steven

Great teacher and clear explanations

He was very patient and gave clear explanations that really helped me understand the concepts. I would definitely recommend this tutor!

Emmy, 1 lesson with Steven

W., Steven: Knowledgeable, Patient, Caring, Considerate Tutor

Mr. Steven has helped me on numerous of occasion with Physics topics. Currently, I am a Senior Electrical Engineering student, and I am in a class which has Physics topics. I was struggling with that, and I knew who to contact - I logged into Wyzant and I searched for Mr. Steven. I sent him the questions which concerned me, he looked over them, and on the following day he gives me the go - he said that he will be able to help me. Before the session time arrived, he told me to share anything that I wanted to ask vias the Wyzant messaging system, and that he would do his best to answer it via the messaging system. The day of the session arrived, and we worked on deriving the Magnetic Field, B, of very long wire using the Biot-Savart Law AND the Ampere's Law; we also worked on deriving the Mutual Inductance on one loop due to another loop. Mr. Steven helped me work through the Calculus AND Physics of the topics mentioned above; he had my back. I was never let down by Mr. Steven's tutoring skills and professionalism. Thank you, sir !

Victor, 5 lessons with Steven
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