Do you want to solve physics problems easily and rigorously "by feeling"?

Physics is the most difficult science course in high school, but it is also a popular course for all science and engineering majors and a required course for gaining admission to top universities in Canada and the United States. If you want to go further in competitions, AP/IB, and university courses, physics is a core competency .

The AI ​​era emphasizes interdisciplinary skills. Even if you don't follow a STEM path, the logic, abstract thinking, and modeling abilities developed through physics training will benefit your mathematics and learning efficiency. In short: if you're good at physics, you'll not just be able to solve problems, but you'll be able to "think with principles."

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Many students get stuck when they encounter variations of a problem. This is because they only have symbols in their minds, but no visual representation.
Our courses utilize numerous images and simulations to help students "see" the process of motion, allowing them to genuinely feel that physics does indeed align with their everyday experiences of movement. In class, students often exclaim, "So that's how it is! So that's how phenomena in life can be explained! Why...?" In Hillhouse's classes, the learning process is often deepened through further curiosity and questioning about everyday phenomena.

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We train students in problem-solving processes not by "applying formulas," but by:

• Read the question and play the animation: After reading the question, develop an intuitive understanding. Which states in real life are similar to the motion described in the question? Which conditions have been simplified?

• Visualization: Use force diagrams, motion diagrams, energy diagrams, etc., to "visualize" physics problems.

• From Image to Formula: After establishing a correct intuition through a visual understanding of motion, you only need to translate the mental image into mathematical language. Proficient use of formulaic language can greatly improve problem-solving speed and efficiency.

• Expression and Verification: Unit checks, limit case checks, and judgment of the reasonableness of results. In class, the teacher repeatedly asks students: Is this answer reasonable? Does it match your everyday intuition? Is your intuition wrong, or is our solution process wrong? Repeated guidance and questioning help students establish correct physical logic.

Once this method is established, no matter how the exam questions change, you will be able to answer them accurately and reliably.

Nick's self-edited physics teaching materials are characterized by their approach of not simply listing formulas and knowledge points, but rather guiding students' thinking through simulations , analogies , and other methods . When students see the experimental results firsthand, they can internalize them into their own understanding of physics.

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Nick is familiar with public and private schools in the Greater Vancouver area, as well as top private schools in the United States, including St. George's, Crofton, Lord Byng, PW, Magee, PG, UHill, and Churchill Secondary School, offering AP/IB courses, in-school courses, and online courses. His tutoring covers a wide range of subjects, including mathematics, physics, and statistics. All his students have achieved excellent grades of 95 or higher in school.

Private School Case Study : Nick, a tutor at Crofton School, has been providing continuous tutoring to students for several years , tracking their AP Physics 1 and 2 assignments, experiments, and exams. Students' grades improved rapidly, and one student was ultimately admitted to prestigious institutions like Carnegie Mellon University's architecture program. He also tutored students at St. George's School for AP Physics, helping a humanities student achieve the highest score in their highly competitive AP Physics class, scoring a perfect 5.

Public School Case Study : Teacher Nick is familiar with the teaching materials, homework, experiments, and exam requirements of various public schools in the Greater Vancouver area. The chapter summaries and problem-solving steps he writes for students during tutoring sessions are often photographed by students or taken home as reference materials for repeated study. Students achieve excellent results. For example, many students in Lordbyng School achieved high scores of 95-98 in Physics 11/12 , ranking among the top in their grade.

Online school case study: We are also familiar with the characteristics of physics courses in various online schools. Based on students' abilities and needs, we help them choose the most suitable online courses, track their progress in real time, and ensure they achieve excellent grades of 95 or above with the highest efficiency .

Competition Case Study: At Hill House, Mr. Nick participated in the compilation and coaching of teaching materials for the Physics Bowl competition, helping students achieve top 30 rankings globally. He uses simple and easy-to-understand language to help students "feel" physics. He emphasizes analytical thinking skills in physics, guiding students to build correct physics thinking in the classroom.

I have mentored students who participated in the HiMCM and IMMC international mathematical modeling competitions, and they have won the Meritorious Award and the Outstanding Award, as well as the Canadian championship and the top ten internationally.

University Case Studies: Nick has also tutored students in courses such as Advanced Mathematics, Statistics, Physics , and Sociology at universities including UC Berkeley (Data Science), University of Toronto's Business School, Western University's Ivey School of Business, and UBC. His students have achieved excellent results; for example, one of our Ivey School of Business students earned a double degree from both the Business and Engineering schools due to his outstanding physics grades.

For more information, please click this link: Nick's Profile

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Physics 11 consists of 30 lessons, each lasting 2 hours. The course is completed according to the BC syllabus.

Physics foundations: The mathematical basis of physics

Kinematics

Force and translational dynamics

Work, energy, and power: Work, energy, and power

Heat: thermal energy

Waves and Sounds

Circuits

Physics 12 consists of 30 lessons, each lasting 2 hours. The course is completed according to the BC syllabus.

Review and extension on physics 11: Physics 11 review and in-depth study

Momentum: momentum

Equilibrium: Balance

Circular motion: circular motion

Gravitation: gravity

Electric field and potential energy: electric field, electric potential energy

Magnetism and electromagnetic induction:

Special theory of relativity

Hillhouse's physics courses are suitable for:

• For students who want to learn ahead of time, are currently learning, or want to stabilize and improve their grades;

• For students who want to develop physics thinking in advance and lay a foundation for Physics/AP/IB;

• Especially for students who want to upgrade from "being able to solve problems" to "being able to think critically".

• By studying at Hillhouse, you will gain:

• A replicable physics problem-solving framework

• Enhanced image understanding and modeling capabilities

• More consistent exam performance and less reliance on luck.

• Most importantly: Correct physical intuition and way of thinking