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Dennis
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Dennis

MS Vanderbilt University
BA Grinnell College
Calculus
Algebra
AP Physics 1
AP Biology
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Chemistry clicks when students see the logic underneath the formulas — why electron configurations predict reactivity, or how stoichiometry is really just bookkeeping for atoms. Dennis earned his Mast...

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Matthew
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Matthew

BA Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
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Balancing equations and stoichiometry tend to be the first stumbling blocks in high school chemistry, and Matthew tackles them by teaching students to think in terms of conservation — the same princip...

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Allyson

MS Syracuse University
BA Syracuse University
Calculus
Algebra
Engineering
AP Chemistry
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Two biomedical engineering degrees mean Allyson has spent years working with chemistry at the molecular level — understanding how materials interact with biological tissue, how reaction kinetics gover...

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Fay

Current Undergrad Student, Biochemistry Vanderbilt University
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Neuroscience
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Studying biochemistry means Fay doesn't just remember high school chemistry — she's actively building on it, using concepts like equilibrium, reaction energetics, and molecular structure in upper-leve...

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Kristen

BA Georgetown University
Calculus
Algebra
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
34+ more

Stoichiometry trips up more high school chemistry students than almost anything else, usually because the dimensional analysis framework wasn't taught clearly the first time. Kristen walks through uni...

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Kathleen

DSC Vanderbilt University
DSC University of Arkansas
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
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Kathleen's Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology & Immunology from Vanderbilt sits on top of an undergraduate chemistry degree from the University of Arkansas, which means she's never really left chemistry beh...

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Aaron

BA The University of Texas at Dallas
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering Duke University
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra
19+ more

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mount...

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Mimi

MS Harvard University
BA Dartmouth College
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math
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I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum educ...

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Nina

MS Columbia University
BA Northwestern University
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra
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I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. I...

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Reid

PhD Harvard University
BA Wesleyan University
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
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I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science,...

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