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Experienced tutor and organic synthetic chemist (adjunct professor)
Heidi R.

782 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $90
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Experienced tutor and organic synthetic chemist (adjunct professor)
Experienced tutor and organic synthetic chemist (adjunct professor)
Heidi R.

782 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

782 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Heidi


Bio

Hello, my name is Heidi. I have taught as adjunct in the Community College. I have taught various chemistry courses including general chemistry and organic chemistry.

I hold the CRLA (College Reading and learning association) regular tutoring certificate.

I graduated with a first class bachelor's degree in Chemistry with honors from the University of Liverpool, England. During my degree I spent a year working in industry for Zeneca. During this year I gained practical experience in Ion...

Hello, my name is Heidi. I have taught as adjunct in the Community College. I have taught various chemistry courses including general chemistry and organic chemistry.

I hold the CRLA (College Reading and learning association) regular tutoring certificate.

I graduated with a first class bachelor's degree in Chemistry with honors from the University of Liverpool, England. During my degree I spent a year working in industry for Zeneca. During this year I gained practical experience in Ion exchange chemistry.

After graduating I gained another years experience in industry concentrating on the field of combinatorial chemistry. I became a mentor for junior team members.

I then returned to my studies and was awarded a PhD in medicinal chemistry from the University of Bath in England. My field of expertise was sugar chemistry. During my 4-year course, I tutored many undergraduates in lab work.

I have post doctoral research experience in Cancer research from Arizona State University.

I have chosen to exclusively tutor chemistry as I have a lot of experience in the subject.

My strength lies in the ability to explain organic chemistry into simple language. This includes first and second semester college organic chemistry. I studied inorganic, physical and organic chemistry for 6 semesters in England. I specialized in organic chemistry in my final year.

I am also confident in explaining general chemistry both at high school and college level. Example of topics that I cover are stoichiometry, gas laws, thermodynamics, chemical bonding and VSPER theory, acid/base chemistry, kinetics, equilibrium etc.

My style changes with each individual student. As I was educated in England, a very often have different methods of working out calculations which students find much more simple.

Many students get very confused by stoichiometry. This is an extremely important concept and if a student is confused by this topic they will continue to struggle with chemistry. Most of my students will understand stoichiometry w


Education

University of Liverpool
Chemistry
University of Bath
PhD
Arizona State University
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  • Hourly Rate: $90
  • Rate details: Rates quoted are daytime rates at Westbank Community library or Starbucks (Beecave Road). Evening and weekend rates are more. Group of 2 or more add $20 per person, up to 3 people.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
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Homeschool

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry-I teach all levels of general chemistry and organic chemistry. As my degree is in Chemistry from England I studied chemistry for 6 semesters. Having problems with the calculations, I can make them easier.

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Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry-I teach all levels of general chemistry and organic chemistry. As my degree is in Chemistry from England I studied chemistry for 6 semesters. Having problems with the calculations, I can make them easier.

Science

Chemistry,

Chemistry

Chemistry-I teach all levels of general chemistry and organic chemistry. As my degree is in Chemistry from England I studied chemistry for 6 semesters. Having problems with the calculations, I can make them easier.
Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

I have studied organic chemistry as an undergraduate for 6 semesters in an English University. In England particular attention is given for understanding mechanisms. I also did a specific course for retrosynthetic analysis (this is where you are given a product and asked what starting materials were required). In addition my PhD is in Medicinal organic chemistry. I have a lot of synthetic experience including post doctoral lab work.

Summer

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry-I teach all levels of general chemistry and organic chemistry. As my degree is in Chemistry from England I studied chemistry for 6 semesters. Having problems with the calculations, I can make them easier.

Test Preparation

MCAT

MCAT

I have been teaching the MCAT chemistry section for the last two years. I have helped a number of students achieve their goal in this area. I believe I can help people increase their scores on the chemistry sections of the MCAT. There is a lot of information to remember when taking the MCAT from the 4 semesters of chemistry. There is also new information to learn such as doing the math without the calculator.

Examples of Expertise


Heidi has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 4 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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4.8 (193 ratings)
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Reviews

She is knowledgeable

Heidi is an excellent tutor for organic chemistry. She came on time. I find it useful to me that she suggests using a flash card to memorize the multiple reactions. She answered all my questions and summarized the concept for me in an easy way that I can understand. Thanks for your time and for helping me understand the materials.

Sarah, 2 lessons with Heidi

patient and knowledgeable

she helped me with figuring out how to do complex chemistry equations and was nice and patient. She taught me how to do the problems in a simple way. She knew what she was teaching and was patient with my questions.

Gr, 1 lesson with Heidi

Great teacher!

In one hour, I got clarification on two assignments. I am so thankful and will definitely meet with Heidi much more often:)

ELizabeth, 28 lessons with Heidi

Incredibly smart, very kind

Heidi is great, so great in fact that I am going to start meeting with her on a regular basis. She is helping me with organic chemistry and is great at explaining concepts and common pitfalls.

Emily, 3 lessons with Heidi

Easy going and competent

My daughter loves her sessions with Heidi. Heidi is thorough and provides lesson plans for progression on the subject. She explains well and is easy to talk to and ask questions. I am so glad I found her.

Abeda, 6 lessons with Heidi

Very helpful with pointing out potential trick questions that might fall on the exam!!

I highly suggest that you come to Heidi with the specific problems that you are struggling with! With her experience as a professor, she helped me identify potential trick questions that my own professor ended up putting on the exam and thanks to her I knew how to tackle them. She even sent me a pdf document with a handy list of reactions after the session!

Amanda, 2 lessons with Heidi

Good Meet and Greet

We talked a lot about what our tutoring sessions would include. She named a few topics in OChem that I might want to review before we started, just to make sure things go smoothly. She was very helpful and I look forward to working with her.

Damon, 10 lessons with Heidi

Excellent Tutor

Heidi is a extremely knowledgeable tutor - she assisted me in Chemistry II, Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II. She is very patient and explains in a clear and concise manner.

Ashlyn, 26 lessons with Heidi

Terrific tutor, and very accessible.

We've had great luck finding Mickie B, our Honors Chemistry Tutor. We scan our child's study guide, and Mickie reviews it prior to the session. Our daughter really appreciates Mickie, and gets along great with her. The one time we could not schedule with Mickie, we found a terrific substitute, literally at the last minute. That was Heidi. Heidi emailed me within the hour with a great location to meet, and she accommodated our last minute need for a tutor. I am grateful for this service. We would definitely contact Heidi again, and appreciate her skill at explaining the topic matter.

Tamara, 1 lesson with Heidi

Working with Heidi was a great experience for my daughter!

She started working with Heidi part way through Organic Chemistry. My daughter was sure she was going to fail, but I said take the whole class anyway, so if you have to take it again it's familiar to you. She passed! She was one of the only students who had not taken chemistry in high school, so she was struggling. She told me that when Heidi explained things she suddenly understood them. She also encountered some other students who had been tutored by Heidi and their experiences were also very good. Heidi was very flexible and was able to see my daughter right away when we contacted her for help. (It was a chemistry crisis!) She was also very flexible about working with my daughter's schedule and meeting her near campus. I most highly recommend Heidi R as a tutor! This was a 100% positive experience for us!

Julia, 5 lessons with Heidi
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