Tutoring
Are you a first or second-year student? If so, AMS Tutoring is here to make sure you have the skills and support you need to tackle your work confidently. This doesn’t mean we’re going do your homework for you, but it does mean we can help you with coursework, assignments, exam reviews and more!
COVID-19 Update - June 1st
In collaboration with our partners, AMS Tutoring is excited to offer online private tutoring through the Nimbus App (https://nimbusapp.ca/get-the-app/). How it works:
1) Log in to the Nimbus app as usual, and select the tutor and course you need assistance with. Choose “Online” as the teaching location.
2) Once the session is confirmed and both parties are ready to go, you can select either “mobile” or “desktop” for their online session.
- For mobile, the user will stay within the app, with a screen appearing for the duration of the session, through which either side’s screen can be shared – very similar to Google Hangouts.
- For desktop, a URL will be shown to the user, and sent to their email, which directs them to a custom online portal for the session. Through this, they will be able to uniquely join this 1-to-1 video conference session.
Nimbus is continuously working on new features – check back here for the latest updates.
How it works
There are two tutoring options open to all first and second-year students at UBC: Group Tutoring and Private Tutoring. All tutoring sessions are led by one of our verified AMS tutors.
AMS tutors are brilliant academics, focused on helping you achieve the grades you want on everything from coursework to exam reviews. Keep reading to find out more about Group and Private Tutoring, and figure out which one works for you!
Group Tutoring (Resumes Fall 2020)
- Group sessions only
- Free of charge
- No sign-up required, just drop in
- Tutor varies
PRIVATE Tutoring
- Individual sessions
- Sign-up through the Nimbus App
- Choose your own tutor and schedule
- $35/hr
GROUP TUTORING SCHEDULE
AMS Group Tutoring will restart operations September 21st, 2020. Times and locations can be found on the AMS Tutoring calendar here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=eor4sc3i8quiaph676c04iisb0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FVancouver. On the calendar click “week” in the top right corner and go to the current week to see zoom links, times, courses, and locations. These are free drop in group tutoring sessions so feel free to drop in any time during the session. The calendar is updated before every Sunday of every week. Note NEST and Orchard locations are for in-person tutoring, all other sessions are online through zoom. You may attend the in-person sessions through the zoom links in the calendar, but the tutors may be busy with other students attending in-person. If you require appointment tutoring download the Nimbus App to book a private tutor.
Private tutoring
We offer Private Tutoring for individuals through the Nimbus app. Choose from our list of AMS approved tutors and set up a free consultation to see if they’re able to help you. Private tutoring does not operate on a regular schedule, as you will communicate with your tutor to find a time that works for both of you.
To book a private tutoring session for yourself or a group download the Nimbus App here: https://nimbusapp.ca/get-the-app/
Access the interactive whiteboard feature by logging into your Nimbus account here https://web.nimbuslearning.com/login.
Please submit your request as soon as possible before your exams as there is a high volume of students and a limited number of tutors!
Courses available
Group tutoring will resume operations September 21, 2020. Courses below will be updated soon.
| Subject | Course Code | Course Title | Avaliable on Nimbus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | BIOL 112 | Biology of the Cell | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| BIOL 121 | Genetics, Evolution and Ecology | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| BIOL 140 | Laboratory Investigations in Life Science | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| BIOL 200 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| BIOL 201 | Introduction to Biochemistry | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| BIOL 234 | Fundamentals of Genetics | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Chemistry | CHEM 111 | Structure, Bonding, and Equilibrium in Chemistry | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| CHEM 121 | Structure and Bonding in Chemistry | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CHEM 123 | Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Organic Chemistry | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CHEM 203 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CHEM 211 | Introduction to Chemical Analysis | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry for the Biological Sciences | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Commerce | COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| COMM 295 | Managerial Economics | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Computer Science | CPSC 103 | Introduction to Systematic Program Design | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| CPSC 107 | Systematic Program Design | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CPSC 110 | Computation, Programs, and Programming | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| CPSC 121 | Models of Computation | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Economics | ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Math | MATH 002 | Pre-calculus | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| MATH 100 | Differential Calculus with Applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 101 | Integral Calculus with Applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 102 | Differential Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 103 | Integral Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 104 | Differential Calculus with Applications to Commerce and Social Sciences | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 105 | Integral Calculus with Applications to Commerce and Social Sciences | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 110 | Differential Calculus | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 152 | Linear Systems | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 180 | Differential Calculus with Physical Applications | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 184 | Differential Calculus for Social Science and Commerce | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 200 | Calculus III | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 215 | Elementary Differential Equations I | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| MATH 221 | Matrix Algebra | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| Physics | PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |
| PHYS 101 | Energy and Waves | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| PHYS 108 | Enriched Physics II | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| PHYS 118 | Electricity, Light and Radiation | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| PHYS 157 | Introductory Physics for Engineers I | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| PHYS 158 | Introductory Physics for Engineers II | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus | |
| PHYS 170 | Mechanics I | Private Tutoring Avaliable on Nimbus |