Joe F.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
PhD Physics Stanford 2013 Doctoral Thesis: "Inner valence contributions and phase-matching effects in high harmonic spectroscopy" BA Physics San Francisco State University 2004 Minors in Math and Philosophy
Experience
I teach physics and math at Truman College. Personally I am a naturally curious person, always wanting to know more. I bring this attitude to my tutoring style along with a spirit of playfulness to solving problems. I have found these attitudes to foster creativity and a sense of practical applications in my students. As a teaching assistant at Stanford I gained experience grading, teaching labs, lecturing, and working with students. I took a course with a weekly discussion on interactive techniques for teaching physics. Our practicum included class observations, student teaching, and grading in current courses. As a researcher I worked on a variety of projects during my graduate studies. I worked at LCLS, the free electron laser recently constructed at SLAC National Laboratory in Menlo Park as well as a smaller lab on Stanford campus. I coauthored several scientific articles and funding proposals and am excited to use my writing experience to foster writing skills in my students. I used matlab and microcontrollers to automate data acquisition as well as to do data analysis and monitor systematics. I contributed to building custom vacuum chambers, maintaining homemade femtosecond lasers, and aligning optics. Additionally I participated in building a successful research program from scratch. I am excited to bring this experience to a tutoring environment. Below is a list of courses I have TA'ed for. Stanford University Graduate Teaching Associate Fall 2005 - 2013 Electricity and Optics (Physics 23) - 1 quarter Electricity and Magnetism (Physics 43) - 1 quarter Quantum Mechanics (Physics 130) – 1 quarter Intermediate Physics Laboratory 2: Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis (Physics 107) - 1 quarter San Francisco State University Grader Fall ’02 - Spring ‘04 General Physics with Calculus 1 (Physics 220) – 1 semester General Physics with Calculus 2 (Physics 230) – 1 semester General Physics with Calculus 3 (Physics 240) – 1 semester General Physics (Physics 111) – 1 semester Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (Physics 370 ) – 1 semester
Subject Expertise
5th Grade ScienceACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraACCUPLACER College-Level MathACCUPLACER Arithmetic9th Grade math8th Grade Science8th Grade math7th Grade Science7th Grade math6th Grade Science6th Grade math10th Grade math5th Grade math4th Grade Science4th Grade math3rd Grade Science3rd Grade math2nd Grade math1st Grade math12th Grade math11th Grade math
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I enjoy drawing, painting, puppets, middle distance running, hiking, camping, and identifying plants. I love all things bicycle including repairing, riding and touring. I am learning to play trumpet, piano and sing.
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