IB Maths and Physics, online tutoring with a PhD physicist based in Milan

From 199 C$ /h

Pietro Meloni is a PhD physicist and a tutor of IGCSE and IB Mathematics and Physics, based in Milan and teaching international-school students online worldwide.

PhD in Physics, over ten years of tutoring, and research experience in the United States. Doctoral research in astroparticle physics: direct dark matter detection with the CYGNO experiment at the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).

This class is the IB half of the work: Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, Mathematics Applications and Interpretation, and Physics, HL and SL.

Lessons are built on real official past papers and on the exam technique that earns the marks. Progress is measured against a baseline taken in the first session instead of guessed at: a written report after every lesson, and mock papers marked to the official scheme. Internal Assessment and Extended Essay included.

For IB students targeting 40+ points and families aiming at selective STEM degrees. Only a limited number of students is accepted each term.

We start with a 20-minute assessment session, one to one, with no commitment.

Extra information

Lessons are taught in English or Italian and follow the student’s own IB syllabus and timeline, from the first year of the Diploma to the May and November sessions.

Location

Online from Italy

About Me

Pietro is a PhD physicist and a tutor of IGCSE and IB Mathematics and Physics, based in Milan and teaching international-school students online worldwide.

PhD in Physics, over ten years of tutoring, and research experience in the United States. Doctoral research in astroparticle physics: direct dark matter detection with the CYGNO experiment at the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).

Two subjects, two curricula: Mathematics and Physics, IGCSE (Cambridge and Edexcel) and IB (Analysis and Approaches, Applications and Interpretation, Physics HL and SL). Lessons are built on real official past papers and on the exam technique that earns the marks. Progress is measured against a baseline taken in the first session instead of guessed at: a written report after every lesson, and mock papers marked to the official scheme.

A doctorate is training in one particular habit: nothing counts as an improvement until you can say what it is being compared against. That is why my students have a baseline from the first session rather than a general sense that things are going better.

I work with IGCSE students targeting A*, IB students targeting 40+ points, and families aiming at selective STEM degrees. Internal Assessment and Extended Essay included. Only a limited number of students is accepted each term.

We start with an assessment session, one to one

Education

PhD in Physics. Doctoral research in astroparticle physics: direct dark matter detection with gaseous time projection chambers with optical readout, CYGNO experiment, Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Research experience in the United States.

MSc in Physics, with advanced training in mathematical modelling and analytical problem-solving.

BSc in Physics.

Experience / Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, with peer-reviewed research in astroparticle physics
• Over ten years of one-to-one tutoring, hundreds of IGCSE and IB students
• IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches, Applications and Interpretation, HL and SL
• IB Physics, HL and SL
• IGCSE Mathematics and Physics, Cambridge and Edexcel
• Internal Assessment and Extended Essay supervision
• Past-paper practice and mock papers marked to the official scheme
• Creator of free IGCSE and IB practice tools used by 5,000+ students worldwide
• Lessons taught in English or Italian

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Student level

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Italian

Skills

Math

Physics

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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20-24

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