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Alan Whitcombe

Alan Whitcombe

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Physics instructor. Nine years teaching AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C at a public magnet school in Boulder, and a condensed matter postdoc before that. He will not let a student write down a formula they cannot draw a picture of, which slows the first fortnight down and pays for itself by October.

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Qualifications

  • PhD in Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
  • BS in Physics, Carnegie Mellon University
  • AP Physics C Reader, College Board

Professional skills

Mechanics Expert
Electricity and Magnetism Expert
AP Physics 1 Expert
AP Physics C Expert
Free Response Strategy Expert
Lab Report Writing Strong
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Kestrel is an online school based in Denver, Colorado, teaching students across the United States and in more than thirty countries. We run small live sections and self-paced courses in AP and honors subjects, SAT and ACT preparation, college application writing, and academic English for international applicants. Live sections cap at sixteen students, every course is taught by a licensed teacher or a subject specialist rather than a rotating pool of tutors, and every recording, transcript and worked solution stays in your library for a full year. Sections run in three time zone bands, so a student in Seoul or Sao Paulo is never asked to sit a calculus class at three in the morning.

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