Private physics lessons
The difficulty is rarely physics itself: it is turning a question into an equation.
Reading a problem, choosing the right formula, checking the result
Pupils who struggle in physics often know their formulas. What they cannot do is read a question and decide which physical situation it describes, and therefore which formula applies. Learning more formulas does not change that.
The coach therefore works through exercises: sketching the situation, naming the quantities, checking the units, estimating the order of magnitude of the result before calculating. These reflexes carry over from one chapter to the next.
With their coach, the pupil works on mechanics, electricity, optics, thermodynamics and waves, in secondary school as in the first years of higher education.
What we work on in physics, at each level
Physics comes in stages: first science, then formulas, then abstraction.
In years 1 and 2
The basics of science, matter, forces, energy, reading a diagram and a graph.
In years 3 to 6
Optics, pressure, electricity, then mechanics, waves and electromagnetism in the final year.
In higher education
General physics in the first years of medicine, science and civil engineering, and the entrance exam.
How does it work?
Analysis of the situation and goals
A My Sherpa educational advisor gets in touch and analyses the pupil's needs.
Designing the coaching programme
Your educational advisor proposes a suitable programme.
Coach selection
Your educational advisor selects the coach who suits your needs and your schedule.
Coaching follow-up
Throughout the programme of lessons, your educational advisor follows up and remains available.
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Physics lessons: your questions
Because physics requires a step that maths does not: translating a concrete situation into equations. A pupil who is comfortable with calculations can get stuck on the question, unsure which law applies. That translation is what needs practice.
Yes, at university as well as university college, especially in the first years of science and engineering studies, where general physics causes many students to drop out.
Both, in that order. In physics, theory alone can never be checked: until the pupil has solved an exercise without help, you cannot tell whether they have understood or simply followed.