"Hello! My name is Cole and I am a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania in Physics and Astrophysics. I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago, where I double majored in Physics and Astrophysics and graduated with honors and cum laude (top 25% of astrophysics students of the last five years). I then earned my Master's in Physics at the University of Cambridge, graduating with distinction and in the top third of my class.

I have years of tutoring experience, both in solo and group settings. I have tutored both high school and college students in topics ranging from pre-algebra to multivariable calculus, from particles to black holes! Specifically, I have previously worked as a private tutor for high school students in algebra and pre-calculus. At UChicago, I was a tutor for introductory physics college courses, teaching mechanics, electromagnetism, and waves and optics from basic to honors levels. Over the course of a year, I worked with around fifty-first- and second-year physics students. Next, I worked as a TA for two different advanced astrophysics classes: holding office hours and working directly with thirty students for homework help and exam preparation.

My tutoring style is fundamentally based on my belief that no one is intrinsically bad at math or any other subject. Typically, when taught in a classroom, students only receive one teaching style, that of the professor. It can be sheer dumb luck if that is the style that "clicks" for them. Therefore, my teaching style focuses on first identifying student confusion, experimenting with multiple methods of understanding until we find one that works for the student, then extrapolating this approach to new problems that they can then do on their own.

To summarize, my goals are to get the student to understand the material by working with them, rather than throwing explanations at them with little regard for how they think. Please get in touch if you are interested or have any questions, I generally respond quite quickly!" less...