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Kate

Certified Tutor

Kate

Masters, Environmental Engineering
Kate's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus

Environmental engineering is essentially physics with consequences — Kate's master's work required her to model fluid flow, heat transfer, and pressure systems in real infrastructure, which means she's solved the same types of problems that show up on college physics exams but with actual design con...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters, Environmental Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Jeffrey

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Jeffrey

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

Having served as a teaching assistant for Differential Equations and Mechanics at Notre Dame, Jeffrey has already spent time explaining the exact concepts — torque, oscillations, coupled systems — that trip up students in university physics courses. His mechanical engineering PhD work at Rice deepen...

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Science

Rice University

Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
ACT
34
Charles

Certified Tutor

Charles

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Charles's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry

College-level physics ramps up fast, especially when courses introduce calculus-based mechanics or electromagnetism for the first time. Charles works through these topics as part of his mechanical engineering curriculum at Yale, so he can walk through derivations of torque, moment of inertia, or Gau...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1440
ACT
34
Samuel

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Samuel

Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics
Samuel's other Tutor Subjects
7th Grade Algebra
AP Calculus AB
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus

Studying applied mathematics at Caltech means Samuel encounters physics constantly — from classical mechanics and energy conservation to electromagnetism and wave behavior. He breaks down the math behind physical systems so that equations like Maxwell's or Newton's second law feel like tools rather ...

Education

California Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1550
Justin

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Justin

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics
Justin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Multivariable Calculus

Three years of tutoring introductory physics while completing dual bachelor's degrees in physics and mathematics gave Justin a detailed map of exactly where students lose the thread — the jump from one-dimensional kinematics to rotational analogs, the shift from intuitive force reasoning to formal e...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics

University of Chicago

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33
Rahul

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Rahul

B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Rahul's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Multivariable Calculus
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

Thermodynamics is where Rahul lights up — it was his favorite corner of Cornell's chemical engineering program, and that enthusiasm shows when he's walking someone through heat engines, entropy, or the first and second laws in a college physics context. His engineering training means he treats every...

Education

Cornell University

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36
Felix

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Felix

Associate in Science
Felix's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra

Felix's microbiology background means he's comfortable with the physics that underpins lab techniques — optics in microscopy, fluid dynamics in centrifugation, and the electromagnetic principles behind spectrophotometry — which gives his explanations a practical edge that pure-physics tutors sometim...

Education

University of Chicago

Associate in Science

Test Scores
SAT
1540
Aaron

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Aaron

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra

Between earning a mechanical engineering bachelor's and pursuing his master's, Aaron has taken calculus-based physics from every angle — statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics — and now applies those principles daily in graduate-level research and coursework. He breaks down problems by t...

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Duke University

Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1530
Andrew

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Andrew

Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering
Andrew's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Linear Algebra
College Algebra
Multivariable Calculus

A PhD in biomedical engineering means Andrew has spent years applying physics to biological systems — modeling forces on joints, analyzing fluid flow through tissues, understanding how electromagnetic fields interact with the body. That depth in mechanics, thermodynamics, and E&M carries directly in...

Education

University of North Texas

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Vanderbilt University

Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1480
Matthew

Certified Tutor

15+ years

Matthew

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Matthew's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
Geometry

Free-body diagrams, torque calculations, thermodynamic cycles — Matthew didn't just study these in his mechanical engineering master's program, he applied them professionally in the automotive industry, where getting the physics wrong means parts fail under load. That hands-on engineering context me...

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1580

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