Department of Physics and Astronomy: Undergraduate Program

The following three options are available to students for outside-of-class help in first-year physics.

Introductory Physics Help Desk Info

Different courses/sections have different help desk locations, times, and TAs.
For further information, please contact the professor for your course.

General Physics 116A - dates and time will be announced soon

General Physics 117B - dates and time will be announced soon

The Tutoring Center

The Tutoring Center can set up students with tutors, if they have any available.

Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cas/supportservices/tutoringservices/

cost: A limited number of hours of tutoring support is provided to all students at no cost to the student (subject to availability of tutors). See Tutoring Center for details.

Private Tutors

The Director of Undergraduate Studies for Physics and Astronomy keeps an active list of persons who are available as private tutors whom we believe have the appropriate background to tutor in physics. These tutors are not sponsored by nor employed as tutors by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and have no official affiliation with the University in their capacity as tutors. Private tutors set their own rates and students must contact these tutors and set up their own schedule for tutoring. All costs of private tutors are the responsibility of the student.

Brian Drolet brian.c.drolet@Vanderbilt.Edu

Pager: (615) 317-1554 Cell: (603) 566-0468

      Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - M3
      MCAT score 99.9 percentile.
      - Physics and chemistry TA (4 years); considerable private tutoring experience.
      - Trained for and taught the MCAT for The Princeton Review (certified also in chemistry).
      - Tutor Physics and Chemistry courses, any MCAT section, and advice on the medical school admissions process .
      - Flexible hours, lower hourly rates with longer commitments.

Davon Ferrara davon.ferrara@vanderbilt.edu

PhD Candidate, Physics, Vanderbilt

MS, Physics, Vanderbilt

BS, Physics and Math, CentenaryCollege of Louisiana,

- official tutor for Intro physics, senior year at Centenary

- taught labs at Vanderbilt for year and a half

     -  tutored several students in recent semesters
     - works with Center For Teaching to train science teachings assistants

Jason Allen Edwards    jason.a.edwards@Vanderbilt.edu
    PhD candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt
    MS in Physics from Clemson University (2005)
    BS in Physics from Furman University (2003).
    - taught physics labs at Clemson and at Vanderbilt University
    - taught MCAT Prep Physics Classes with KAPLAN Test Prep and Admissions for two years

Adam Farmer                  adam.f.farmer@vanderbilt.edu
    MS candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt University
    BS in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (triple major) from Middle Tennessee State University (2004)
   - taught numerous courses in each major while an undergrad

Jason Pawlowski          jason.m.pawlowski@vanderbilt.edu
     MS candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt University
     MS in Physics from the University of Colorado (2006)
     BS in Physics from SUNY Stony Brook (2004)
    - Physics Lab TA at Vanderbilt University (2007)
    - Taught physics recitations at the University of Colorado (2004 - 2006)

Jason Alexander Rohner         jason.rohner@vanderbilt.edu
    PhD candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt University
    BS in Physics from Mississippi State University (2004)
   - taught physics labs at Mississippi State and at Vanderbilt University
   - Official Tutor for Mississippi State Physics Department for 1 years

Tutoring Resources for Physics Students

Introductory Physics Help Desk Info

The Tutoring Center

Private Tutors