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Pallavi
I am a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology (Neurobiology concentration), a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Healthcare Management and Policy concentration), and a Master's in Biology. Throughout my undergraduate, I have loved tutoring...
University of Pennsylvania
Master's in Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Biology (Neurobiology concentration)

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5+ years
Nadine
I am a graduate from Columbia University with a dual degree in Physics and Mechanical Engineering.
Eckerd College
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Columbia University
Dual degree in Physics and Mechanical Engineering

Certified Tutor
4+ years
Leon
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Penn State University
Bachelors, Pre-Medicine

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15+ years
I am originally from the French speaking district of Switzerland where I received my formal education at the Collge de Villamont in Lausanne. Subsequently, I studied in the United States where I received a Bachelor's degree in French studies from Emory University and a Master's degree in Architectur...
University of Houston
Masters, Architecture
Emory University
Bachelor in Arts, French Studies

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4+ years
Levon
I spent 15 years in education teaching students engineering, design, and technical skills. I have a passion for technology and engineering. I have 3 degrees, a bachelor's from Ohio State in Technology/Engineering/STEM Education, a master's in Technology from Full Sail University, and a master's from...
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Master of Science, Engineering Design
Full Sail University
Masters in Education, Multimedia
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Bachelor of Science, Technology and Industrial Arts Education

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Before embarking on my first overseas teaching job, my Mom looked at me and said, "You're the right person for this." Thus began a journey of teaching, learning and global discovery that was to shape the person I am today. I get back so much more than I give, and I give a tremendous amount, making s...
Manhattanville College
Masters, TESOL

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MonaLisa
I was born and raised in Hong Kong, and I currently live in Pittsburgh, PA. I have a BA in Rhetorical Communication from University of Pittsburgh, and I will return to Pitt in August 2016 to pursue a Master of Health Administration (MHA). My day job is Patient Advocate for Children's Hospital of Pit...
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Current Grad Student, Master of Healthcare Administration
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Bachelors, Rhetorical Communication

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10+ years
Michelle
I believe every child is capable of learning and understanding a subject area. They need the right coaching to get there. I try a variety of approaches to teaching. Manipulative, life lesson skills, note taking, and solving word problems are some of my methods.
Southwestern Adventist University
Bachelors, Education

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6+ years
I am an Android app developer, and I have created apps used by more than 400,000 people. I also have experience with iOS app development. I am passionate about art and technology. This desire pushed me to start playing with App development and the unlimited possibilities it brings. I am also driven ...
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

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10+ years
Natasha
I believe that every person can get better at their task if they put their mind to it. I am a fifth year teacher who has taught both social studies and language arts at the middle school level. I've tutored at the elementary and adult levels, as well. My goal as a tutor is to help and guide students...
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelors, Middle Grades Education
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I've been tutoring for over a decade with my most intensive tutoring being over the last year and a half. My passion for education started to unearth itself as I earned my BS in Biology and BA in Philosophy from the University of Miami and graduated to work at the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics. It was here I was published for my work involving reprogramming autistic blood cells to stem cells, and then to neurons. I realized that I really loved sharing my work and teaching it to others. I went on to earn my Master's of Science in Biotechnology from Rush University and started to share this passion and energy of mine with others. Before starting my PhD, I decided I wanted to share science with the world and began my first scientific media project, Biolitics podcast and Biolitics.org. I left my PhD a few months after starting to build my media company and tutor full time. Not only do I truly love seeing my children succeed, I love being able to use my ability to teach and teach well to help support my dreams. I have the fortune of tutoring students one on one and then taking my passion for education behind the microphone to share with the world. I'm a strong public speaker and my high energy and charisma helps keeps my students engaged.
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Students often find the bridge between theoretical physics and numerical implementation most challenging—understanding when and why to use specific algorithms like finite difference methods, Runge-Kutta integration, or Monte Carlo simulations. Many also struggle with debugging code that produces physically unrealistic results, distinguishing between coding errors and genuine physics misconceptions. Additionally, students frequently underestimate the importance of numerical stability, discretization errors, and convergence testing, which can lead to solutions that look correct but are actually meaningless. A tutor experienced in computational physics can help you identify whether issues stem from the physics model, the mathematical approach, or the implementation itself.
Computational physics involves working with abstract mathematical models and numerical outputs that aren't always intuitive—whether you're simulating particle dynamics, solving differential equations, or analyzing field distributions. A tutor can help you connect code output to physical intuition by walking through what each parameter controls, how changing initial conditions affects results, and what the numerical solution actually represents physically. They can also guide you in creating effective visualizations (plots, animations, phase space diagrams) that reveal whether your simulation is capturing the physics correctly. This bridges the gap between "my code runs" and "I understand what's happening physically."
Choosing the right algorithm requires understanding both the physics and the mathematical properties of different methods—for example, knowing when explicit methods fail for stiff differential equations, or why symplectic integrators preserve energy better for Hamiltonian systems. A tutor can help you evaluate trade-offs between accuracy, stability, and computational cost for your specific problem, and teach you how to test whether your choice is appropriate. They can also help you recognize problem characteristics (timescale separation, nonlinearity, boundary conditions) that guide algorithm selection. This skill—matching methods to physics—is what separates students who blindly implement code from those who build genuine computational physics competence.
Debugging computational physics requires a systematic approach: first verify your code produces known analytical solutions or limiting cases, then check that parameters and initial conditions match your problem setup, then examine numerical convergence by varying grid size or time step. A tutor can teach you diagnostic techniques like energy conservation checks, dimensional analysis of your output, and comparison to published benchmark problems. They can also help you distinguish between expected numerical errors (which decrease predictably with finer discretization) and actual bugs. Learning to build confidence in your results through validation is as important as the physics itself.
Beyond standard calculus and linear algebra, computational physics requires comfort with differential equations (both ODEs and PDEs), vector operations, and understanding numerical error concepts like truncation and round-off errors. You also need to think about discretization—converting continuous equations into discrete approximations—and matrix operations for solving linear systems. Many students struggle because they learned math symbolically but haven't developed intuition for how these concepts behave numerically. A tutor can help you strengthen these foundations while connecting them directly to the physics problems you're solving, making the mathematics feel purposeful rather than abstract.
Yes—computational physics requires expertise in both domains because problems often arise at the intersection. A tutor needs to understand the physics deeply enough to recognize when a simulation is physically wrong (not just syntactically broken), and be skilled enough in programming to help you write clean, efficient, debuggable code. They should also understand numerical methods as a distinct discipline, not just "apply this algorithm." The best computational physics tutors can trace problems from the physical model through the mathematical formulation to the code implementation, helping you see how choices at each stage affect your results.
Yes. Whether you're working on a course project, senior thesis, or research problem, a tutor can help you design your approach, select appropriate methods, troubleshoot implementation, and validate results. They can also help you think critically about your simulation—asking questions like "What assumptions am I making?" "How sensitive are my results to parameter choices?" and "How do I know this is correct?" This kind of guided problem-solving develops the independent computational thinking skills you'll need beyond the tutoring relationship. Having someone to discuss your approach with often accelerates progress and prevents you from spending weeks debugging the wrong thing.
For beginners, tutoring focuses on building foundations: translating physics into code, understanding basic numerical methods, and developing debugging habits. For intermediate students, tutors help with algorithm selection, numerical stability, and connecting simulations back to theoretical predictions. For advanced students, tutoring often shifts to research-level problem-solving, optimization, and tackling domain-specific challenges like parallelization or handling complex boundary conditions. Regardless of level, the goal is helping you move from following recipes to understanding the principles—so you can confidently tackle new computational physics problems independently.
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