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Welcome to Queen Elizabeth Academy. We are a tutoring school accredited by the Ministry of Education. QE has a strong tradition of academic excellence, providing high quality, one on one tutoring to build the foundation and success of our students.

Our students were admitted to top universities: Waterloo, Queen's, McGill, Laurier, University of Toronto, Western with scholarship ranging from $2,000 to $23,000.

How to Get Higher Marks in Physics?

Physics is a challenging subject for a lot of students. The key challenge is that physics is problem solving based. Students are accustomed to math, where they will have a formula and “plug-in” the numbers to derive the answer. For physics, you need to know which formula to use in the first place and how to change the formula according to the situation.

Memorizing steps and equations doesn’t work in physics. All questions in physics are application based, they are word problems. This means that your teacher can change the question slightly and your entire solution - the equation you use, the givens, the approach, will be all different. Understanding the concepts and apply them, instead of memorizing equations, is the key to doing well in physics.

How can our Physics tutor in Markham help you?

All QEA physics tutoring is one on one private. We teach the full lesson and review what you learned during the week. In this way, you won’t miss anything.
Meet our Physics Tutoring Team in Markham
Chris L.
Physics Tutor, QEA
Chris is graduated major in physics at McMaster University. He is entering John Hopkins University to study his PhD in physics this fall.
  • Focus on foundation and patch up foundational gaps from previous years
  • Our tutors are familiar with the Ontario curriculum, we know all the "Must Know" questions under each unit, for you to score higher on tests
  • Teach you the concepts proactively. We don't just sit back and wait for questions, because very often you don't know what to ask. Answering a few questions will not help you to score well on tests. You need to understand the concepts and apply
  • Go through your homework / problems that you don't understand, with step by step explanation
  • Provide worksheets for weekly practice, including difficult application / thinking problems that you will encounter on tests
  • Exam review packages and mock exams at year end, to prepare you for the finals.
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Review foundation gaps and build foundations via understanding
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No foundation building, only answer a few questions
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QE is accredited by the Ministry of Education.

We have deep knowledge of the Ontario curriculum, the "Must Know" questions on each unit to succeed.

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Many of their tutors have no knowledge of the Canadian curriculum. Have no idea on what is being covered and the proper methods being taught.

Teaching the concepts
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We proactively teach the concepts first then show how they apply to problems step by step.

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Their tutors sit back and wait for students to ask questions. Often times students don't know what to ask. They don't know the curriculum enough to know what to teach.

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Huge number of QE students entered Waterloo / Western / Queen's / Wilfrid Laurier each year, for 10 years.

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Congratulations to our students who were admitted to their top choice university (Queens, Wilfred Laurier, McGill etc.).  Our students obtained scholarships from $2,000 to $23,000
Jeff R. Queen’s Commerce
Paul M. Queen’s Engineering
Melissa W. Western Ivey
Taylor W. Western Medical Science
Josh M. OCAD
Miranda D. Wilfred Laurier BBA (Co-op)
Colin H. Queen’s Commerce
Stephanie L. Queen’s Commerce
Jeremy R. Western Ivey
Robbie M. Wilfrid Laurier BBA (Co-op)
Eric M. Wilfrid Laurier BBA (Co-op)
Jiv S. Wilfrid Laurier BBA (Coop)
Vivian T. U of T Rotman
Stacy L. Western Engineering
Laura P. Western Medical Science
David P. U of T Rotman
Britney R. Wilfred Laurier BBA (Co-op)
Monika S. Western Health Science
Lisa V. U of T Architecture
Katie F. McGill Arts
Carter S. Western Ivey
James B. Wilfred Laurier BBA
Sydney H. Queen’s Engineering
Brianna M. Waterloo Science
Sam A. Queen’s Science
Bill N. Waterloo Mathematics
Catherine M. McGill Engineering
Jennifer F. Queen’s Commerce
Craig C. Western Engineering
Allen T. Queen’s Engineering
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*Note that Queen Elizabeth premise are currently located in Mississauga, Oakville and Etobicoke. For the other locations, we offer online live tutoring over zoom.

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Meet our Physics Tutors in Markham

Meet our Tutors

Nikki V.
QEA Math Teacher
Nikki is a certified teacher with Master degree in Education from University of Toronto. She has been working with QEA for over 6 years, and many of QEA top students came out of her class
Chris L.
QEA Physics Tutor
Chris is our physics tutor, explaining his approach in teaching physics. Chris is going to John Hopkins University this fall studying PhD in Physics
Dev D.
QEA Biology and Chemistry Tutor
Dev is graduated with a science degree at York University, currently enrolled in dental school. Dev has been working with QEA for 4 years.
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Ben T.
English Teacher
Teaches:  English grade 5 to 12

PhD Candidate, English literature

Writing Course Director, Guelph-Humber University 

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Laura C.
MD Candidate
Harvard University

Queen Elizabeth Advisor

Designed Learning Strategies for our courses. 

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John C.
Mathematics Tutor and Science Tutor
Teaches:  Calculus, Advanced Functions, Physics

PhD Candidate, University of Toronto

Taught university mathematics tutoring classes for 2+ years

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QEA Approach to Physics Tutoring

- How is our tutoring session run?
Private 1 on 1, Lesson based physics tutoring - that focuses on understanding, not memorizing
For each session in Physics Tutoring Markham, you will get:
  • A full lesson on the concept, review what you learn during the week. e.g. What are Newtons’ 3 laws? How do you apply that to the application problems? What are the steps?
  • Step by Step explanation of major application / thinking problems. Physics students mostly stumbled upon application / thinking problems. Oftentimes they don‘t know how to start the problem. Tackling application problems requires a deep understanding of the concepts and good explanation. Your teacher will change the questions all the time and it’s all situation based.
  • Good notes from our lesson board. As we teach the materials, we write everything down - explanations, solutions etc. These are valuable notes you can keep and use for reviewing for your tests.
  • Weekly Physics homework package focuses on application thinking problems. Practicing questions merely from your school homework or textbook is not good enough. You need practice to excel on a variety of application problems. We provide weekly homework focusing on this.

Our physics tutor Markham will explain the concept to your child, help him/her to build foundations and assign homework during our physics tutoring session

Our Physics Tutor in Markham

Queen Elizabeth Academy’s private tutoring programs offer one on one, personalized lessons that cover the concepts with step by step explanations on homework problems. Get in touch with our expert tutors in Markham today.

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How to get high marks in Physics?

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How to get high marks in Physics 11?

Common challenges for physics 11

When it comes to physics 11, it is a challenging subject for a lot of students. It is a combination of calculation and theory. Many students either don’t understand the concept enough to apply it, or they aren’t good in math to carry through the calculation. This is why they find physics difficult.

2 Tips to score higher marks on Physics (from QEA Physics Tutor Markham)

Tip #1.
Visualize the problem and draw diagrams

From our Physics tutors Markham

One of the important techniques we tutor our physics students is to visualize the problem. Oftentimes students are too quick jumping into the equation. This is the wrong approach. Remember, physics is not math. You need to first understand the problem. By visualizing the question, you will know the variables and parameters involved, and what is happening. Only then you can apply / manipulate your equations, and plug-in your variables and numbers.

Tip #2.
Strive for understanding

From our Physics tutors Markham

Remember that physics is more than just answering homework questions. It can be easy to fall into the habit of memorizing equations and hoping that with that knowledge you can sail through the course by plugging in numbers. You need to start off by understanding the concept. Why are you applying the equation in this way? What is happening behind the steps? This will facilitate your understanding and you will be able to apply even if your teacher changes the question. This is the approach we use and it works.

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How to get high marks in Physics 12?

Common challenges for physics 12

Physics 12 is an extension from physics 11. By now you need to master your problem solving skills. Physics 12 is more difficult because the concepts are more abstract, complex, and the application questions involves more moving parts. You will encounter projectile motion, objects colliding, objects spinning, rockets launching and so on. With each situation, your teachers can always change the variables and parameters and you need to work backwards / forward to derive the solution.

2 Tips to score higher marks on Physics 12
(from QEA Physics Tutor Markham)

Tip #1.
Visualize the problem and draw diagrams

From our Physics tutors Markham

It’s the same important technique we teach in physics 11. This technique is even more handy for physics 12 problems, as they are more complex. You need to understand the problem by visualizing it, only then you will know what variables are involved, which equation you need to bring in, and how to combine them. Trying to plug in numbers to given equation will not get you the final answer. You have to work from the situation. And we teach this important problem solving technique in our physics 12 tutoring sessions.

Tip #2.
Don’t try to do too much in one step

From our Physics tutors Markham

A common mistake for a lot of students in that they are trying to do too much in one step. They might try to combine multiple equations into a large equation, which makes it very difficult and confusing the solve. Our approach is to break down the equation into pieces. Once you calculate each piece, you can combine them together and get a final answer. This approach will reduce the complexity and avoid having too much algebra in one equation. therefore, you can avoid making careless errors. We teach this approach in our tutoring session and it works!

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Enhance your study with QE Physics Tutoring Markham

How do you study more effectively with our Physics Tutoring Markham? The key lies in a good team work with our Physics Tutors Markham. QE will provide good lessons so that you can understand the concepts. This will give you a boost in your confidence. But remember, if you want to excel Physics, merely getting good Physics tutoring lessons isn’t enough. You need to spend time and practice. This consistent effort that you put in will distinguish you from a top student and an average student.

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How to get the most out of QE Physics Tutoring Markham

1. Read ahead

It is important for you to know what you don’t know. This involves reading ahead before the tutoring session. Our Physics Tutors Markham will explain to you the concepts during our lessons and attempt to find out your gaps. However, it will be very effective if you know your gaps ahead of time. All our top students do that, they read ahead, circle on the parts they don’t understand, and seek clarifications right away.

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2. Make your own study notes

After the sessions in our Physics Tutoring Markham, we advise you to write your own notes. To start off, you can screenshot your lessons our Physics Tutors Markham write on screen, when it’s conducted online. You can then organize it. From our lessons, read over the textbook and try out the practice questions. You can then summarize in your own words, with the example questions you attempted. Why not just rely on QE Physics tutor’s notes? Yes, you can do this, but you can understand much better if you summarize them in your own words, and you can apply better on tests.

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3. How to manage your time better with QE Physics Tutors Markham?

Time management is a key to your success, especially when you enter senior high school grades. The key to time management is to dedicate a time that you can put 100% of your efforts in your studies. We recommend you to use a calendar, so you can visualize your plan.

All our top students do this. You can pencil down a dedicated time, say Mon to Fri 5-6pm, for Physics, or other subjects. During this time, you take out all the distractions - turn off your phone, wifi, and focus solely on your work. You want to dedicate 100% of your effort to your work. QE Physics Tutors Markham will provide you with homework, plus you get the ones from your school. Therefore, you time in making your own study notes and practice through the homework is important.

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Any tips from QE top students - with QE Physics Tutors Markham?

Here are two interviews that we conducted with Caroline (admitted to Cornell University, Engineering) and Madhavan (admitted to university of Michigan, neuroscience program).

You can get a lot of good tips from them! The key is not just listening to them, but to start using it!



Caroline C.

Admitted to: Engineering at Cornell University

QEA student alumni



Madhavan A.

Admitted to: Neuroscience program University of Michigan

QEA student alumni

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If I am doing poorly, how can I use the help from QE Physics tutoring in Markham?

If you aren’t performing well in the subject, chances are you have foundation gaps. The first step is really to address your foundation gaps. That’s also one of the focus on QE Physics tutors in Markham. Once we discover your gaps during the tutoring session, we will re-teach you that particular component. Take an example, a lot of grade 11 and 12 students struggle with factoring, that’s one of the common foundation gaps. We will then re-teach it. Now, once you understand how to perform it, you need to practice at least 10-15 questions, so it sinks with you.

The next step is to review the lessons after the tutoring session. The best way is to write your own study notes. Then you need to practice homework problems. If you do all these 3 things, you will see measurable improvements from QE Physics tutoring in Markham.

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If I am doing well, and want to achieve higher to enter the top universities, how can I use QE Physics tutoring in Markham?

QE have such good track records, on our students to Waterloo, Laurier, Queen’s, Western and McGill. We know the process and what it takes. To maintain a good grade, you need to schedule dedicated time to your study. Practice is really key. QE Physics Tutors Markham will provide you with good lessons and if you are already achieving 80%+, then we will focus on the tough, application / thinking problems. The challenge for these types of problems is that your teachers always change the questions on tests. It is imperative for you to practice a variety of problems, and with the explanation from QE tutors in Markham, you will understand how to apply your knowledge on tests.

Keep in mind that, if you are aiming for the top schools, they are very competitive. You need to always keep up the work, and with the support from QE Physics Tutors Markham- You can do it!

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SPH3U Physics 11
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SPH3U Physics Grade 11 is one of the most important Science courses in grade 11 for university admission

SPH3U Physics Grade 11 - Course Description

Physics tutoring Markham

This course develops students’ understanding of the basic concepts of physics. Students will explore kinematics, with an emphasis on linear motion; different kinds of forces; energy transformations; the properties of mechanical waves and sound; and electricity and magnetism. They will enhance their scientific investigation skills as they test laws of physics. In addition, they will analyze the interrelationships between physics and technology, and consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.

What is taking SPH3U Physics Grade 11 like?

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Quite frankly, Grade 11 Physics can be tough, because it involves using lots of formula, which students are expected to know beforehand. Most of the concepts will be very new for many students. In most cases, problem-solving does not follow concrete steps, as in math. So students will need to know all the formulas, as well as how to manipulate different equations to achieve their desired result.

Physics questions are traditionally full of word problems, and that's another area of challenge to most students, because they'll need to understand the questions, interpret them, then extract the given variables and variations. But with practice, even this can be mastered.

Grade 11 physics is a pre-requisite for Grade 12 Physics and an important course for students who wish to pursue engineering or science in university.

Tips to succeed in SPH3U Physics Grade 11

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To excel in grade 11 physics, you can't simply memorize the equations. For your own good, it is far better to understand the reasoning behind every concept. Be sure to visualize the situation so you can identify given variables and variations in each problem. Additionally, you want to be sure you`re applying the equations rightly, instead of blindly following steps or processes.

The complexity of physics is also seen in the use of several equations to solve a single problem. The trick is to identify what you have been given, note their places in the relevant equations, and identify the variables you weren't given in the question. Finally, use this equation or in combination with other equations to find the unknown.

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SPH4U Physics 12
Overview

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Physics 12 is one of the most challenging courses in high school, and it is necessary for students going into engineering and other key science programs for university.

SPH4U Physics 12 - Course Description

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This course enables students to deepen their understanding of physics concepts and theories. Students will continue their exploration of energy transformations and the forces that affect motion, and will investigate electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation. Students will also explore the wave nature of light, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. They will further develop their scientific investigation skills, learning, for example, how to analyse, qualitatively and quantitatively, data related to a variety of physics concepts and principles. Students will also consider the impact of technological applications of physics on society and the environment.

What is taking SPH4U Physics 12 like?

Physics tutoring Markham

This SPH4U Grade 12 physics course is designed for students going into engineering or other science course. The focus is on problem solving. This means that the student needs to translate a situation based question, figuring out what equations to use, then derive a solution. This part by far poses most challenge for students. This course covers 5 units, ranging from mechanics to electromagnetism.

SPH4U Dynamics - Physics tutoring Markham
  • Forces affect motion in predictable and quantifiable ways.
  • Forces acting on an object will determine the motion of that object.
  • Many technologies that utilize the principles of dynamics have societal and environmental implications.
  • Uniform Circular Motion
SPH4U Energy and Momentum - Physics tutoring Markham
  • Energy and momentum are conserved in all interactions.
  • Interactions involving the laws of conservation of energy and conservation of momentum can be analyzed mathematically.
  • Technological applications that involve energy and momentum can affect society and the environment in positive and negative ways
SPH4U Gravitational, Electric and Magnetic Fields - Physics tutoring Markham
  • Gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces act on matter from a distance.
  • Gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields share many similar properties.
  • The behavior of matter in gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields can be described mathematically.
  • Technological systems that involve gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields can have an effect on society and the environment.
SPH4U The Wave Nature of Light - Physics tutoring Markham
  • Light has properties that are similar to the properties of mechanical waves.
  • The behavior of light as a wave can be described mathematically.
  • Technologies that use the principles of the wave nature of light can have societal and environmental implications.
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  • Light can show particle-like and wave-like behavior, and particles can show wavelike behavior.
  • The behavior of light as a particle and The behavior of particles as waves can be described mathematically.

Tips to succeed in SPH4U Physics 12

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The key factor for student to succeed in SPH4U Physics 12, is to master problem solving techniques. Questions in physics are situation based, so it is not straight forward as in plugging in numbers to an equation to solve a problem, which a lot of students mistakenly expect. The student must learn how to derive and modify equations in SPH4U Physics problems, to isolate the unknown variables and list out all the givens, and start from there. One key tip is to draw diagrams so one can visualize the problems, then identify the variables and parameters in that question. We teach these important problem solving techniques in our SPH4U Physics 12 course.

The second factor is to understand the concept. Many students rely on memorizing definition without have a good understand of the concept. For example, what is voltage? Students will memorize a textbook definition without knowing what voltage really is. To master SPH4U Physics 12 course, the student must be able to explain the concept (such as voltage) in their own words. once the student understandss the concept, the next step is to relate that concept to the equation. This means that the student must understand what each parameter means in the equation, and how they would change when the situation changes. Why is it happening like that? Going deeper into this will take effort and time, but the student will gain the understand and being able to apply them in problem solving situations. Our course in SPH4U Physics 12 provide in depth lesson, including step by step explanation of the key concepts and their application. In this way, it is easier for students to digest the materials.

The third factor is practice. In SPH4U Physics 12, it is critical to practice a variety of questions and get familiarize with them. This will ensure the student to perform well on tests and maximize the test results. In our SPH4U Physics 12 course, we provide a variety of worksheets for our students to practice.

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How many times a week should you go tutoring?

Usually, 2 times a week would be better, one lesson for learning new concepts, the second lesson for reviewing.

Is tutoring once a week effective?

It depends on your own pace, if you are a fast learner, tutoring for once a week can be effective as well.

Is a private tutor better?

Yes, a private tutor can pay more attention to your weakness, and go throught questions that you think it is hard.

What is the hardest part of tutoring

Lack of motivation: It can be challenging to motivate students who may already be feeling burnt out from their studies. To tackle this issue, tutors can incorporate fun and engaging activities into their lessons and provide positive reinforcement for progress made. Stress and anxiety: Tutors may experience stress and anxiety when working with students who are struggling or have difficult personalities. To overcome this, tutors can prioritize self-care by practicing relaxation techniques and seeking support from colleagues or supervisors. Laziness: Students may struggle with procrastination and lack of motivation, which can hinder their progress. Tutors can help students overcome laziness by setting achievable goals, providing a structured study plan, and offering rewards for meeting targets.

Is a private tutor better

Parents typically view private supplementary tutoring as an effective method for improving their child's academic performance.

How many times a week should I see my tutor

Typically, one session per week (lasting between 60 to 90 minutes) is adequate for most academic subjects. However, for more rigorous tasks such as standardized test prep, coaching for organizational or study skills, or assistance with multiple subjects, it may be beneficial to have multiple weekly sessions.

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