Scott V.
Private tutor in Carlsbad, CA
Education
I obtained a joint Bachelor of Science in math and physics from MIT with a 4.7/50 GPA. I also have a Master of Science from Imperial College London in theoretical physics, completed with merit. Despite my coursework being theoretical in nature, I have experience with experimental physics via internship programs and undergraduate research opportunities.
Experience
I've tutored all throughout high school via a free after-school program offered to students at my high school. While in college, I tutored friends and friends of friends on a consistent basis. Helping a student learn is obviously rewarding in itself. However, I have found that I particularly enjoy relearning/ reviewing subjects again, now having a deeper background in the subjects under my belt. It forces me to make connections between the subject and all the subsequent coursework, ultimately reinforcing everything learned throughout my education. What I've found to be most effective as a tutor is making sure I am accessible. I believe that when a student knows he or she has access to someone who is responsive at all times, he or she can learn in the least inhibited way. I also have found it effective to isolate and highly emphasize the major axioms of a subject or the major problem solving methods of a course . Once these are adequately understood, the following coursework becomes much easier, as it is often the case that the material is a variation on a theme.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade math1st Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade math6th Grade math7th Grade math8th Grade math9th Grade mathACCUPLACER College-Level MathACT MathApplied MathematicsASPIRE MathCAHSEE MathematicsCLEP College MathematicsCOMPASS MathematicsCompetition MathElementary MathFinite MathematicsGRE Subject Test in MathematicsHSPT MathIB Further Mathematics HLIB Mathematical Studies SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLMathematical Foundations for Computer ScienceMiddle School MathPSAT MathematicsSAT MathSAT MathematicsSAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2AP Physics 1AP Physics 1 - DUPEAP Physics 2 - DUPEAP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics 2: MechanicsAstrophysicsGRE Subject Test in PhysicsIB Physics HLIB Physics SLOAT PhysicsPhysicsQuantum PhysicsSAT Subject Test in PhysicsMultivariable CalculusCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3General RelativityStatisticsRelativityPre-CalculusQuantum MechanicsStatistics Graduate LevelAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/410th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th Grade9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingAccountingACCUPLACER ArithmeticACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraACCUPLACER ESLACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER WritePlacerACTACT AspireACT EnglishACT ReadingACT ScienceACT with WritingACT WritingADDADHDAdministrative LawAdvanced PlacementAdvertisingAerospace EngineeringAfrican HistoryAfrican-American HistoryAgricultural ScienceAIMSAlgorithmsAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCCLEP CalculusQuantum TheoryAP MicroeconomicsBusiness StatisticsCollege AlgebraElectromagnetismCosmologyDifferential EquationsPre-AlgebraNewtonian MechanicsNon-Euclidean GeometryLinear AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraGeometry
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I'm a creature of habit. I make sure to keep my day balanced; I try my best to consistently make time for playing guitar, going to the gym, going for hikes, playing video games, reading scientific literature, and keeping up to date with what's going on in the world.
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