Johan

I am a recent graduate of UCL with a first class Masters degree in Physics with an overall grade of 80.7%. I am passionate about science and mathematics and I thoroughly enjoy sharing my enthusiasm and knowledge with others. I have been fortunate to gain first-hand research experience in theoretical physics with a world-expert in the field, which helped cement my understanding and apply what I have learnt.

I am a fervent believer that any student can succeed in any field, even those they find most difficult. The most important thing for a student to discover is how they learn best. There are a plethora of techniques for studying, but without figuring out the specific method that works best for each unique student then it can be hard to gain the deep understanding of a subject needed to succeed. But if you do, learning becomes an enjoying and fulfilling endeavour.

My approach to tutoring is to help the student develop an appreciation for the subject and discover the best way they can learn. Then, I can hand-craft to lessons specifically for their strengths and weaknesses, and when they have a strong enough understanding, help them with their exam technique and problem solving.

Availability: I am currently not available for tutoring, but may be available at some later date.

Willing to travel: 8 miles

Experience: During all years of my degree I consistently helped fellow students who were struggling to achieve better grades in the courses that they found difficult.

I have been an assistant in a physics teaching laboratory, helping second-year undergraduate students perform experiments. This involved working closely with groups of one to three students to find out why they were struggling, give them the insight to solve the problems themselves, and ensure they understood the motivation for the experiments they were performing.

One of these teaching experiments, studying the Brownian motion of micro-particles, I had helped to design. This required me to research pedagogical techniques such that the students learnt as much as they could. This experiment is now part of the curriculum for second-year undergraduate physics students at UCL.