Creative Math and Physics Education
Hello! My name is Sarah, and I’m a professional math and physics tutor and writer.
I have a BS in physics and an MA in cognitive psychology, and have been tutoring math and physics for over 20 years now.
I’ve also written 10 fantasy novels, the bestselling Fairy Tale Physics series, the Stick Figure Physics Tutorials, a series of Physics Story Worksheets, and some educational physics story games.
I love stories, and I love experimenting with ways to make science and math education intuitive and engaging, especially for anyone who has ever felt excluded from math or science.
Math and Physics Books
I feel like the best explanations have an element of story to them, and maybe the best stories have an element of math to them?
That’s the thinking behind both my fiction and my non-fiction book series, anyway.
Online Tutoring
I do really miss whiteboards, but I love tutoring online. I create a private shared OneNote for each student, so students can always go back and see everything we learned from every lesson we’ve had. Also, they can paste in questions they have any time and I can answer them. I also paste in as much extra practice as they would like. I have over 300 worksheets I’ve created over the years, so I can find practice problems on pretty much anything.
With Zoom, I can write directly on their screen to point out little details about problems as they work through them.
Here are some rare snapshots of me out tutoring in the wild.
In the woods! On the beach! Just kidding, I have an office.
“Sarah is AWESOME! She is an engaging and nurturing tutor for our two daughters. She challenges them and encourages them to be even better learners.”