A physics PhD means Jonathan didn't just take college physics — he spent years teaching it, earning a teaching fellowship that kept him in front of students even while running his own research. That depth shows when he tackles the conceptual leaps that derail most introductory students, like connecting free-body diagrams to real force interactions or translating a word problem into the right conservation law. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a graduate of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Distinction in 2015. Since graduation, I was a physics/chemistry teacher and soccer coach at a private school in Virginia for a year, where I led the soccer team to an undefeated season. Before teaching and coaching professionally, I was a Teaching Assistant for the Cornell Math and Physics Departments, where I taught many subjects including calculus, mechanics, electromagnetism. Throughout my time at Cornell and as a teacher, I tutored subjects ranging from the SAT to AP Physics and Algebra II, which is where my true talents lie: in small group or one-on-one settings where I can give students the full attention they deserve and tailor my approach specifically to their learning styles. This is why I am now pursuing tutoring as a part-time occupation at Varsity Tutors. I embrace teaching all math and science subjects, especially physics and calculus, at both the college and high school level and will go above and beyond to make sure all of my students succeed, according to their definition of success. In my spare time, I enjoy playing league soccer, basketball, tennis and guitar, and also like to travel and see as much of the world as I can.

I am a recent graduate of Princeton University's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. I am passionate about teaching and mentoring and have done so in multiple capacities over the last four years, including a fellowship during which I taught pre-algebraic math to a group of middle school students from traditionally underserved backgrounds in Saint Paul, MN. I love interacting with students and seeing them grow over the course of their studies. I'm ecstatic at the opportunity to learn alongside them as we venture into educational rabbit holes and uncover key concepts about math, science, and everything else.

Biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt meant Sparsh spent four years applying physics to biological systems — modeling fluid flow through vessels, analyzing stress distributions in prosthetics, and calculating electrical signals in neural interfaces — so the mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism in college physics courses feel like familiar territory. Now heading into medical school at Northwestern, he connects abstract force diagrams and energy calculations to the physical systems they actually describe, which makes problem-solving feel less like formula hunting and more like reasoning through a real scenario.

Bioengineering grad work means Mark tackles physics problems the way engineers do — translating real systems into free-body diagrams, circuit models, and thermodynamic equations that actually predict behavior. He's especially sharp on mechanics and electromagnetism, breaking multi-step problems into clear physical reasoning before touching a calculator.

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 sometimes lack. He tackles problem-solving by walking students through the reasoning before the math, making sure they can identify whether a scenario calls for Newton's laws or energy conservation. Holds a 5.0 rating.

The pre-dental track at UIC means Kheya is actively taking calculus-based physics alongside the biology and chemistry sequence, so she knows firsthand which problem types — free-body diagrams, energy conservation setups, projectile motion — feel straightforward on paper but fall apart during exams. Her psychology training also gives her an unusual edge: she's tuned into how students process multi-step quantitative reasoning and where cognitive overload kicks in, so she adjusts her explanations accordingly.

Biomedical engineering demands constant fluency in physics — from fluid dynamics in blood flow to circuit analysis in medical devices — and Lee's MS coursework kept him deep in these applications. He breaks down intimidating college-level topics like electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and rotational mechanics by tying them to real systems he's actually modeled. Rated 4.9 by students.

College physics problems often stump students not because the math is hard, but because the physical intuition isn't there yet — knowing *why* tension acts along a rope or *how* electric fields superpose before plugging into equations. Masooma's science-heavy tutoring background across chemistry, biology, and multiple physics levels means she's seen where conceptual gaps hide and can catch them early, building the reasoning layer that makes problem sets click. Rated 4.9 by students.

Three physics degrees deep, James knows the subject from multiple angles — and that repetition means he's encountered nearly every way a student can get tripped up by free-body diagrams, conservation laws, or wave interference. He breaks problems into their physical story first, then translates that story into math, which keeps students from defaulting to equation-hunting. Rated 4.9 by students.

Brian's mechanical engineering master's means he lived in the calculus-heavy physics that trips up most undergrads — thermodynamic cycles, stress analysis, fluid dynamics — and can unpack the derivations behind each topic rather than just pointing to the right formula. His physics bachelor's adds the theoretical grounding to explain why Gauss's law or the work-energy theorem works the way it does. Rated 5.0 by students.

A physics degree from Loyola Chicago means Edward didn't just pass college physics — he built an entire undergraduate career on it, from classical mechanics through electromagnetism and modern physics. He's especially sharp at walking through the conceptual leaps in wave optics and interference that students often try to brute-force with equations alone. Rated 4.9 by students.