Melinda D.
- San Diego, CA 92104 ( 28.1 mi )
- Expert Chemistry Tutor
- Female Age 44
- Member Since: 02/2012
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $35.00 to $45.00 /hr
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- Also Tutors: Organic Chemistry
Chemistry is one of my top subjects! I have a Masters in Chemistry and taught general chemistry at the college level for two years.
I completed a Masters in Chemistry in 2009, and since then I have worked as an organic chemist in an academic setting. During graduate school, I taught college level chemistry and organic chemistry in a laboratory setting. I prepared lectures and handouts, held study groups in small and large group settings, and worked with students one on one. After graduate school, I continued to tutor chemistry, organic chemistry, and algebra to students at other Universities in one on one settings.
I find that the best way to tutor is to use a combination of different methods. For example, I think that pictures/ball and stick structures, reading materials, and having a discussion about the question at hand are all useful and important ways to completely understand Chemistry. I am an extremely patient person, and I believe it is imperative to understand one topic before moving to the next. ... read more