In STEM we often times like to emphasize that having a ‘bad teacher’ can make or break a class—but what makes a teacher bad in math/science?

The single biggest predictor of poor teaching ability is focusing on quantity over quality. What I mean by this is that a teacher who prioritizes rushing through the lecture notes as quickly as possible without checking for questions. They also hand out large problem sets before spending time to explain the science or equations governing the problems you’re solving.

In general, bad teachers always emphasize symbol-pushing and quantity over depth, questions, and examples which is why students struggle.

In these situations, its best to use study strategies to learn the material in depth. These include: reading your textbook before or after class, watching YouTube videos like ‘The Organic Chemistry Tutor’ and ‘Professor Dave Explains’, or using my online academic tools and study guides to assist in your academic struggles.

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Coming Soon: How to Understand Physics as a Science!

Because physics is the most fundamental science, its laws can be described using highly accurate and highly specific mathematical equations that map cleanly onto reality. However, most people struggle in introductory physics courses because it’s laws—such as Newton’s second law and conservation of momentum—are introduced as equations to solve problems before being properly understood and read as statements about nature.

And because most physics curriculums emphasize problem-solving before intuition, that leaves most students—even the best ones—unsure about what they’re calculating.

That’s why I’m building a guide which focuses on teaching physics intuitively as a science so that students can understand how to read equations as statements of nature and graph them so that they understand what to do when they run into a new practice problem.

Once you understand the science, you’ll never have to memorize a problem set again!

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The hardest part about math isn’t the raw calculations: it’s understanding what the math means when rearranging and graphing functions. Most students aren’t trained to interpret the math from a qualitative perspective which is why many students who are ‘good at math’ struggle in introductory chemistry, physics, and engineering courses.

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