I'm a third-year undergraduate physics student and I've been tutoring students in AP Physics, AP Calculus, and early undergraduate math and physics for a while now. My approach is pretty straightforward: I focus on building real intuition for the material rather than just drilling procedures. When I'm working with a student on something like integration by parts or Newton's laws, I want them to actually understand what's going on conceptually, not just memorize steps. I find that once...
I'm a third-year undergraduate physics student and I've been tutoring students in AP Physics, AP Calculus, and early undergraduate math and physics for a while now. My approach is pretty straightforward: I focus on building real intuition for the material rather than just drilling procedures. When I'm working with a student on something like integration by parts or Newton's laws, I want them to actually understand what's going on conceptually, not just memorize steps. I find that once students get the "why" behind a technique, the "how" follows naturally and they retain it way better.
On the physics and math side, I bring a working researcher's perspective to tutoring. I'm currently doing research in condensed matter physics at my home institution, which means I'm actively using the math and physics I teach on a daily basis. I've worked with high school students preparing for AP exams and college students in their first couple years of coursework, mostly in one-on-one settings where I can tailor the pace and focus to what each person actually needs.
I also have about seven years of professional experience in software engineering, where I reached staff level and was leading the education program and CS book clubs for junior through senior level developers at my company. On top of that, I have experience teaching coding and software engineering concepts from scratch to people without any technical background at all. I can teach Python, JavaScript, Linux, version control with Git, and machine learning concepts ranging from the fundamentals up through practical implementation. Whether someone is just learning to code for the first time or trying to get a handle on neural networks and data pipelines, I know how to meet people where they are.
