Department of Physics and Astronomy: Undergraduate Program

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

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has a drop-in help desk available for students enrolled in PHYS 116A or PHYS 116B. The help desk is staffed most hours by a graduate student or professor and an additional undergraduate physics major. The help desk schedule may be found at

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/physics/undergraduate/help_desk

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.

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.

Davon Ferrara davon.ferrara@vanderbilt.edu

PhD Candidate, Physics, Vanderbilt

MS, Physics, Vanderbilt

BS, Physics and Math, Centenary College of Louisiana,

- currently holds adjunct teaching position at Nashville State Community College
- taught labs at Vanderbilt for year and a half (Master TA for one year)

     -  typically tutors several students a semester
     - works with Center For Teaching to train science teachings assistants
     - official tutor for Intro physics, senior year at Centenary

Graham Gilson    graham.s.gilson@vanderbilt.edu
     PDMP Candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt
     BS in Physics from Furman University, 2008
     Current Physics Lab TA at Vanderbilt, at Furman University 06-07.
    - Tutoring experience in Math and Physics.
     - Reasonable rates and flexible scheduling!

Sarah Petersen sarah.n.petersen@vanderbilt.edu

MMP Candidate in Medical Physics at Vanderbilt University

MS in Electro-Optics from the University of Dayton (2008)

BS in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (2006)

- Physics Lab TA at Vanderbilt University (2008)

- Taught Mathematics Recitation Sessions at University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (2005-2006)

- Considerable tutoring experience in Physics and Mathematics

- Very flexible hours!

Jason Alexander Rohner jason.rohner@vanderbilt.edu

     PhD candidate in 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 year.

Tutoring Resources for Physics Students

General Physics Help Desk

The Tutoring Center

Private Tutors