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Clara

BA Stanford University
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
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Christopher

BA Harvard College
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry
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Engineering coursework at Harvard means Christopher regularly uses chemistry concepts like thermodynamics, equilibrium, and reaction kinetics in applied settings. He teaches college chemistry by conne...

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Michelle

MD Baylor College of Medicine
BA Rice University
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus
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Second-year med student at Baylor College of Medicine, Michelle still remembers exactly which gen chem concepts — electron orbitals, buffer systems, reaction thermodynamics — became non-negotiable onc...

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James

BA Harvard University
AP Calculus AB
Algebra 3/4
Geometry
Calculus
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Studying chemistry at Harvard while preparing for Columbia Medical School means James has taken college chemistry far past the introductory level — he knows which early concepts like electron configur...

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BA University of Chicago
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Middle School Math
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Sung

BA Yale University
7th-11th Grade math
Calculus
Algebra
Chemistry
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Sung earned his B.S. in Chemistry, which means he can unpack topics like thermodynamics, equilibrium constants, and molecular orbital theory with real depth rather than surface-level definitions. He c...

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Matthew

MS Stanford University
BA The University of Texas at Austin
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
Geometry
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Thermodynamics, equilibrium constants, and reaction kinetics sit at the intersection of chemistry and the engineering principles Matthew studied through his master's degree. He unpacks derivations ste...

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Kate

MS Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
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General chemistry at the college level demands comfort with both conceptual reasoning and quantitative problem-solving — balancing redox half-reactions one day, then interpreting molecular orbital dia...

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Josef

BA Cornell University
Calculus
Algebra
Nutrition
Biochemistry
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Having served as an undergraduate teaching assistant at Cornell for introductory biochemistry, Josef has spent real time diagnosing where students get stuck on foundational chemistry — electron config...

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PhD Nova Southeastern University
BA University of Pennsylvania
College Algebra
Calculus
Algebra
Honors Chemistry
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Going from a Penn undergrad to medical school means Jessica sat through college chemistry twice — once as a prerequisite and again when biochemistry and pharmacology demanded she actually internalize ...

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