Especially when tutoring physics 12, vector addition comes up. Let’s use the “chart thing”: I took Physics 12 in 1988. In that class, we added vectors component-wise. However, at university they used sine law and cosine law. I haven’t seen someone …
Which phone plan to choose? A little math tutoring can help you decide. Let’s assume we have two choices: Plan A $12 per month $0.10 per text Plan B $18 per month $0.07 per text How do you decide which plan …
When tutoring Biology 12, terms involved in the scientific method need definition. Let’s look at some. In an experiment, there is one variable whose value you must wait to see, and (at least) one that you purposely set. The variable you …
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Tutoring high school chemistry, isotopes are an early topic. Let’s have a look…. From basic atomic structure, we know that an atom’s mass comes from its number of protons plus its number of neutrons. Take fluorine, for example: its mass is 19. It’s …
When you tutor sciences, you’re immersed in the metric system. Let’s talk a bit about it. The metric system uses multiples of 10. Therefore, to convert from any metric unit to any other one, you just need to move the decimal point; you needn’t …
Most people have probably heard of chlamydia and gonorrhea. They are both bacterial STDs. Since neither is life-threatening (as far as I’ve ever heard), they don’t get as much attention as AIDS or syphilis. A risk with both chlamydia and gonorrhea …
Tutoring biology, the concept of negative feedback is important to explain. Negative feedback is used by all organisms to maintain their living state. You also use it while driving your car. More or less, the body needs all its processes to …
When you tutor Biology 12, one topic that comes up is cell efficiency. It’s a bit tricky for some people, because it involves some math. Putting it simply, imagine a cell is a sphere. Its volume is what it needs …
Every year, the physics tutor fields a few questions on conservation of momentum. It’s an interesting phenomenon because you can use it to explain some familiar, everyday situations. Momentum is mass times velocity. Something that is 50 kg, traveling at …
Hello. What rain yesterday, here in Campbell River! Well, we sure needed it. It’s nice to have more seasonal temperatures after the oven that was last week. A math tutor often encounters the topic of converting decimals to fractions. Terminating …