Alexandra Hilosky

Hello: Thanks for viewing my profile and giving me the chance to work with you to achieve your goals. My lessons will be energetic, professional and informative. I will ease your science/chemistry anxiety and building your confidence to do science. I will show you short cuts and relate music and other pop culture themes to remember the rules of chemistry. I am patient and I know what areas that you struggle with in learning chemistry. Once you master basic foundations like: Atomic Theory, the Periodic Table of Elements, metric conversions, formula writing, balancing equations, basic chemical reactions and stoichiometry problems, you will be able to handle hybrid orbitals, redox, kinetics, Thermochemistry, equilibrium and move on to your success in Organic Chemistry and beyond. Learning chemistry is a mindset and it takes a huge learning curve to "think" chemistry. But once you are there, you can do anything!!! I can also help you with writing lab reports and advise you on developing procedures for research. I can also help with math calculations and statistics. I can help you to related molecules to nutrition and energy needs of athletics.

I was a research chemist for two major companies, and I can help you understand modern instrumental analysis such as GC, IR, TLC. From my creative side, I I developed formulas for three very cool perfumes.

I have taught undergraduate courses in Biology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry. So, I can explain the interconnectedness between your life and everyday choices.

One more thing: I have certifications in ESL (TEFL and TESOL) so if English is not your native language, do not worry, I can help with chemistry vocabulary pronunciation and accent reduction while teaching chemistry. Best wishes!!