Tutoring Resources

Physics students have access to a variety of academic support and tutoring opportunities:

Peer Tutoring Program: offered to qualifying students taking sophomore core subjects (8.03, 8.033, 8.04, 8.044). For more information about this program, contact physics-undergrad@mit.edu or go directly to the Nimbus platform to request a session.
Physics Mentorship Programs: in response to the COVID Pandemic and many students being away from campus, mentoring programs, managed by Dr. Peter Dourmashkin and Prof. Ed Bertschinger, were established to provide support for students in core physics undergraduate subjects:
- Fall Classes: 8.01, 8.02, 8.01L, 8.012, 8.021, 8.022, 8.03, 8.04, 8.041
- Spring Classes: 8.011, 8.02, 8.022, 8.03, 8.04, 8.044
Tutoring in specific courses: some courses include tutors as part of their course staff; please refer to individual subject web pages for specific tutoring opportunities.
Individual hiring of tutors: can be organized through a special arrangement with the Physics Academic Programs Office.
The Office of Minority Education’s Talented Scholars Resource Room (TSR^2): free tutoring services to all MIT undergraduate students. TSR^2 provides one-on-one tutoring sessions, p-set nights, and exam reviews.