Tutoring Subjects:

• Physics Honors & AP Physics C
• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus
• AP Calculus AB & BC
• Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra
• Python Coding

Chris P.

I offer patient, focused help in algebra through calculus and into university math, as well as algebra-based and calculus-based physics. I can also help with introductory Python coding. I'm an MIT graduate with degrees in physics and philosophy. I teach math and creative problem-solving at a Montessori high school.

I work with both remedial and accelerated students. I'm friendly and affirmative to all, creative in my approaches, and I have experience with math anxiety. I'm also neurodivergent, on the autism spectrum, so I'm aware of both the challenges and the potential of diverse learning styles.

As a one-on-one tutor, I prefer to work with students enrolled in a course and seeking assistance with it. Helping students practice problems from their course, I go through every solution path with them, leaving no stone unturned. I draw connections between concepts and add context to solution techniques. I believe that mathematics is a laboratory of understanding and thus mathematical thinking grows from curiosity and experimentation: from wondering about and doing.

Instead of trying to fit everything into a one-hour session, most students find that meeting twice a week allows time to get into, for example, the details of homework and practice exams.

Work Experience

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Associate adviser for Professor Hale Bradt and his freshmen advisees.  
• Tutored introductory calculus-based physics.  

Camino de Paz Montessori School and Farm

•  Taught high-school math, algebra-based physics, and a creative writing seminar.  

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  

• B.S. in Physics
• B.S. in Philosophy

Risk-Free Satisfaction Guarantee

- If unhappy after the first lesson, new students receive a FULL refund.

- For packages of 4+ lessons, you can cancel with 24-hour written notice before the next lesson. Completed lessons will be charged at the hourly rate, and the remaining balance will be refunded minus a 5% processing fee.

Change of Schedule

-Notice for any cancellation or change of the schedule needs to be given to the tutor 24 hours prior to the scheduled lesson.  If cancellation notice is given within 24 hours before the lesson, the student will be charged for the full cost of the scheduled lesson.

Adult Supervision

- All tutoring sessions should be supervised by a responsible adult If the student is younger than 18 years old.