Online chemistry tutoring
Online one-on-one chemistry tutoring with Dr. Navneet Sahota, Ph.D., is available to students anywhere in the United States. Rates follow the course level, not the format: $125/hour for regular and honors chemistry, $150 for AP Chemistry, $200 for college general chemistry. Sessions run over video with a shared whiteboard, and every worked problem is saved. The first 20-minute call is free.
How an online session runs
Before
The student sends the current assignment, last test or upcoming topic. The session is planned around it rather than improvised.
During
Shared whiteboard, both people writing. The student works problems while Dr. Sahota watches the reasoning — watching how a student reaches a wrong answer is the diagnosis.
After
The whiteboard is saved and sent over, along with practice problems chosen for that student's specific gap.
Why chemistry suits online tutoring particularly well
Some subjects lose something over video. Chemistry mostly does not: it is a written subject, and a digital whiteboard reproduces written work faithfully. What online adds is a permanent record — a student revising in April can pull up the equilibrium session from November exactly as it was worked.
The practical arguments matter too. No travel on either side means sessions fit tightly around a busy week, and a session can be moved without anyone wasting a drive.
What online tutoring is not
It is not a homework-answering chat service, and it is not on-demand. Sessions are scheduled, one-to-one, and prepared for in advance. That is the point of them.
Common questions
Is online tutoring cheaper than in person?
No — price follows the course level, not the format. Regular and honors chemistry are $125 an hour, AP is $150, and college general chemistry is $200, whether the session is online or in person.
Is online chemistry tutoring as effective as in person?
For chemistry, yes — and in one respect it is better. Nearly all the work is written: equations, ICE tables, worked stoichiometry. A shared digital whiteboard shows that work as clearly as paper, and the session can be saved and revisited, which paper cannot.
What technology does my student need?
A laptop or tablet, a stable connection, and ideally a stylus or cheap drawing tablet so they can write rather than type equations. A phone works in a pinch but makes the whiteboard cramped.
Which time zones can you teach in?
Dr. Sahota is in Pacific time in Fremont, California, and works 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM seven days a week. Eastern and Central time are straightforward; other zones are worth asking about.
Are the semester group classes available online?
Not currently — those are in person in Fremont. Online is one-on-one.
Anywhere in the U.S., same tutor
Tell Dr. Sahota the course, the time zone and what the last test looked like.