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Doctor Demento, Mad (well, just slightly peeved) Chemist
Gary F.

598 hours tutoring

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Doctor Demento, Mad (well, just slightly peeved) Chemist
Doctor Demento, Mad (well, just slightly peeved) Chemist
Gary F.

598 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

598 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Dr. Gary F. aka Dr. Demento aka The Evil Mechzilla earned his baccalaureate (1988) and his PhD (1993) in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of 18 papers in the primary literature, including four full papers in the Journal of Organic Chemistry and one in The Journal of the American Chemical Society, was the lead author of a chapter in an American Chemical Society monograph on reducing agents, holds two patents in chemistry, and has created an extensive...

Dr. Gary F. aka Dr. Demento aka The Evil Mechzilla earned his baccalaureate (1988) and his PhD (1993) in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of 18 papers in the primary literature, including four full papers in the Journal of Organic Chemistry and one in The Journal of the American Chemical Society, was the lead author of a chapter in an American Chemical Society monograph on reducing agents, holds two patents in chemistry, and has created an extensive library of general and organic chemistry lecture notes and laboratory guidelines for the undergraduate curriculum.

Dr. F. has taught chemistry at several community colleges, four year colleges, and universities and has compiled a stellar 24-year teaching record. Dr. F. has over 30 years experience as a one-on-one tutor with students from the elementary school to the college level. His reputation for in-depth coverage of lecture material, superb and engaging lectures, fair and unbiased treatment of all students, and his ability to guide students into rewarding and productive undergraduate research positions while they complete their bachelor's degree requirements routinely results in students approaching him to ask when he will be teaching chemistry classes they need to take. He is passionate about chemistry and has a unique ability to convey that passion to the students he works with both informally and through special topics lectures given in all of the chemistry classes he teaches.

Although Dr. F. believes that "drill and kill" problem solving sessions are necessary for developing an efficient, almost reflexive approach to problem solving, his primary emphasis is always on the why behind the subject matter, not the mechanics of problem solving. Dr. F has consistently found that those students who grasp “the why” can easily learn the mechanics. He is constantly reminding his students that chemistry is NOT converting a bunch of numbers into other numbers but, rather, understanding WHY molecules do what they do when m


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Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz
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Univ. of Calif., Santa Cruz
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I am a PhD chemist and chemistry professor with over 20 years teaching experience at the college level. I have taught organic chemistry lecture and lab at least 25 times during that period and am considered by both students and my peers as one of the finest organic chemistry instructors they have ever worked with. I have also taught advanced organic chemistry lecture and lab, have supervised the research of numerous undergraduates, and have numerous educational publications in organic chemistry including a comprehensive three-volume set of organic chemistry lecture notes that are now in their 9th edition.
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Excellent teacher!

Gary tutored my daughter in preparation for a Chemistry mid-term, and she got an A! She said that Gary explained things very clearly. We are very grateful for his knowledge and ability to teach.

Catherine, 1 lesson with Gary

Overdue Review! Wonderful Tutor!

I owe my understanding of chemistry to this very talented individual. He is well worth the rate he charges as he brings a lot of his outside resources to each tutoring session. I received an A for the semester, when I was starting to worry about barely scraping by with a C. It really is a shame I didn't take his chemistry class, because he is very patient and can talk about chemistry with anyone because of his natural passion for the subject. I hope the right person reads this review and gives Gary a shot because it was really a gift to be able to talk with him one on one.

Tanya, 2 lessons with Gary

Amazing and awesome teacher

Dr. Gary is an amazing chemistry teacher. My daughter and I could not have asked for a better experience. He is the reason my daughter was able to study AP chemistry on her own and get a 5 on the AP test. He also sparked her interests in chemistry. When he teaches, he not only goes over the concepts but also why they are important and how they relate to different aspects of the practical world, like medicine or the environment. His teaching makes the difficult concepts easily comprehensive by his students. Dr Gary is very responsive, readily reachable by phone and email, and always on time for the lessons. Dr Gary tries to accommodates to the students needs. Right before the AP exam, we really wanted a couple more lessons, and he tried really hard to squeeze us in whenever he could. So, all in all, it has been an wonderful experience working with Dr. Gary , and we highly recommend his service without any reservation. Thanks for everything, Dr Gary!

Lydia, 37 lessons with Gary

Great and awesome tutor

Dr. Gary is an excellent and an A+ tutor. We've been taking his services for the past 7 months and extremely satisfied. He is full of knowledge and knows exactly what is required by his student and accordingly explains each and every detail until the student understands thoroughly. He is always on time and very flexible with timings. Above all, students improvement in grades are his priority. We are very fortunate to have him and millions of thanks to God for helping us to find him. We owe a lot to him. I strongly recommend his services without any doubt.

Shobha, 52 lessons with Gary
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