Trevor's Tutoring

I have worked as a tutor and teacher helping students with various STEM topics for over a decade. I earned two B.S. degrees in chemistry and physics and a PhD in physics.

As your tutor, my goal is to help you understand material and develop the tools to solve problems so that you will be prepared for your exams. I prefer to teach using the Socratic method and I like to have students walk me through their work before I begin correcting or explaining answers. I believe this method is the best for building students’ understanding of the material. However, I understand that each student has subjects they like and others they dislike or find particularly discouraging. It is inevitable that there will be some courses you are required to take which you may not care to invest much time in. For this reason, I am also willing to adopt a guiding role where I lead with solutions and answer your questions as needed. Please be aware that I will not take exams for you or with you so do not ask. That said, I am more than happy to go through exam reviews, quizzes, and homework with you.

I ask students have all the relevant material they want to cover ready for the session. I like students to send a copy of the material beforehand, so I have a chance to look at it ahead of our session. Ideally, students will also provide some notes on what they would like to cover in the tutoring session. This makes it easier to get right into the session.