Tutoring
I offer tutoring in physics at all levels. While I prefer to tutor in-person, I am primarily tutoring online in the current situation; nevertheless, I am open to in-person tutoring with appropriate precautions. You can contract my tutoring services by contacting me directly.
When teaching physics, I aim foremost to instill a thorough comprehension of the concepts
underlying
the physics that my students are
learning. I want my students to understand how physics describes a breathtaking array of phenomena on a foundation constructed from merely a few core concepts. I match rigorous instruction with an easygoing temperament, prodigious patience, and inclusive sensitivity.
My teaching and mentoring experiences, described briefly below, have taught me that I most enjoy working with students one-on-one and in small groups. In these settings students
learn more thoroughly by actively engaging and applying physics concepts, and
I teach more effectively by addressing the specific needs of particular students.
My teaching experience
As a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, I taught ten quarters of discussion-lab sections for the nonmajors' introductory physics course. As a postdoctoral fellow at Bard College, I taught introductory physics, mathematical methods of physics, and quantum mechanics. As a visiting assistant professor of physics at Bucknell University, I taught problem sessions and laboratories for introductory physics, a nonmajors' course on timekeeping, and quantum mechanics. View my curriculum vitae for further information.
My mentoring experience
I have advised eight undergraduate research projects and three senior undergraduate projects. Four of these collaborations have resulted in publications, and four of my students have pursued graduate degrees in theoretical physics, one of whom is now a staff researcher in theoretical astrophysics and one of whom is now a postdoctoral researcher in theoretical nuclear physics. View my curriculum vitae for further information.