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Physics Support at Tutoring Services

Greetings, Undergraduate Physicists! You can achieve your academic goals, and our Physics tutors are here to support you along the way, whether in an individual appointment or a Physics-focused group meeting.

Our tutors are all current undergraduates or graduate students who, having achieved a certain level of academic success themselves, are dedicated to helping their fellow students strive for the same.

Keep reading to learn more about the individual and group appointments you can reserve online through our online scheduler. Services are free of charge and open to all currently enrolled Vanderbilt students.

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Physics Support at Tutoring Services

Individual Tutoring: Physics

Individual (One-on-one) appointments are 50 minutes long. As per our Appointment Policies, appointments can be scheduled via our online scheduler up to 7 days in advance with a limit of one individual appointment per day and two individual appointments per week in fall (three per week in spring), with the option of holding a similar number of group appointments (see below).

Tutors are available to support you in the following courses (for which you can quickly filter our schedule):

  • PHYS 1501 & 1502 Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences I & II
  • PHYS 1601 & 1602 General Physics I & II
  • PHYS 1911 & 1912: Principles of Physics I & II

Group Learning Support: Physics

Tutoring Services also provides opportunities for group study that focus on the physics courses for which we see the highest demand and at peak periods of the semester. Keep an eye on the calendar below for upcoming group opportunities.

  • One-hour Weekly Learning Roundtables offer students the opportunity work with each other and a tutor to improve their own understanding of course material, and they recur regularly giving students a chance to space out their studying and deepen learning and retention.

Calendar for Tutoring Services Group Sessions (All Subjects)

Physics: Additional Campus Support Resources

Your Professor and TA’s Office Hours

  • There is no substitute for developing a strong working relationship with your instructors, we encourage all students to seek out their professors and teaching assistants during their office hours.

For students seeking additional support, the Department of Physics offers Help Desk hours. For information about location and hours for Spring 2020, please visit their Help Desk page. On the same page, you will also find information about private physics tutoring.

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