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Physics and Chemistry · Terminale (final year of lycée)

Private tutoring in physics and chemistry for Terminale (final year of lycée)

In Terminale (the final year of lycée), physics and chemistry becomes a subject of modelling: students choose a model and write its equations before calculating. The Parcoursup application (the national platform for higher-education admissions) is built on the school reports from the start of the year, sent well before the speciality exam: two separate deadlines, the first of which leaves no room for a spring catch-up.

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A few tutors in physics and chemistry for Terminale (final year of lycée)

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Younes

Maths physique-chimie et informatique, pour collégiens, lycéens et étudiants

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
Physique-Chimie
Also:
Mathématiques · Sciences de l'ingénieur
+ 1 other subject

NSI

Levels:
Primaire · Collège · Lycée

€34 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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Omar

Ingénieur diplômé de CentraleSupélec, Spécialisé (collège, lycée et supérieur), issu de CPGE/Centrale/ENS, donne des cours particuliers de Mathématiques, Physique Chimie et SII.

New tutor8 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
Physique-Chimie
Also:
Mathématiques · Informatique / Programmation
+ 7 other subjects

Sciences de l'ingénieur · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · Orientation · BAC

Levels:
Collège · Lycée · Prépa · Licence / Master

€57 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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Lucas

École vétérinaire & ex-BCPST. Prépa Bac pour spé : Maths, Physique‑Chimie, SVT.

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
Physique-Chimie
Also:
Mathématiques · SVT / Biologie
+ 6 other subjects

Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · Orientation · BAC

Levels:
Primaire · Collège · Lycée

€57 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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The curriculum

Why take tutoring in physics and chemistry for Terminale (final year of lycée)?

Topics covered

  • Newton’s laws
  • Differential equations
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Acids and bases
  • Interference and diffraction
  • Energy balances

Model before calculating

What Terminale expects is no longer applying a formula but choosing a model and writing its equations. It is a new skill, and it is learned through guided exercises.

Two deadlines, not one

School reports feed into Parcoursup while the curriculum races towards the speciality exam. Waiting until spring means working for only one of the two.

A Grand oral rooted in the speciality

A Grand oral question (the baccalauréat’s final oral exam) in physics and chemistry has to be scientifically sound and explainable to a panel. Each of these requirements is prepared in its own right.

Rates

Tutoring in physics and chemistry for Terminale (final year of lycée) from €19 an hour

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Private tutoring

Private tutoring in Terminale: when to start and how to organise the year

In Terminale (the final year of lycée), private tutoring is effective when it targets a specific difficulty (a specialism, Philosophy, the Grand oral). Start in September for a gap identified in Première, or after the first assessments if the level is uncertain. One session a week is often enough for a targeted need, avoiding overloading an already busy timetable.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202613 min read
Lycée student in a Physics and Chemistry tutoring session with his tutor, around a textbook, a calculator and molecular models.

School success and study choices

Physics and Chemistry private tutoring at lycée: how to make real progress

To make progress with Physics and Chemistry private tutoring at lycée (upper secondary school), the student needs to learn to link four things: the phenomenon studied, the model used, the quantities with their units, and the steps of the reasoning. Private tutoring is most useful when it pinpoints exactly where this chain breaks, then gets the student working until they can solve problems without guidance. Doing more exercises or memorising formulas is therefore not enough. Effective support alternates understanding the course, diagrams, calculations, checking units, interpreting results and varied exercises, with regular work between sessions.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202613 min read
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Private tutoring

How many hours of private tutoring a week does a student need?

How often to have private tutoring depends on the goals: 1 weekly session is enough for regular follow-up or a targeted difficulty, while 2 or more sessions may be needed to catch up on a significant gap or prepare for an approaching deadline. Effectiveness rests on regularity, targeting and the student’s own work between sessions.

Émilie Zajdman23 October 20269 min read

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about tutoring in physics and chemistry for Terminale (final year of lycée)

When should tutoring start in Terminale?

From the start of the year if Première left gaps. School reports from the start of the year feed into the Parcoursup application, sent well before the exams: the order of the deadlines matters as much as their dates.

Are differential equations covered in maths first?

Not always when physics needs them. The physics and chemistry tutor then introduces them in the context where they are used, a capacitor discharging or a fall with friction, which avoids a detour through the maths course.

Can the tutor help with the Grand oral?

On the subject itself, yes: choosing the question, making the scientific content sound and presenting it. It is the grounding in the speciality that makes the difference in the oral.

What about medical studies or CPGE?

Some NOEO tutors declare that they teach in CPGE or higher education and work on the step up after the baccalauréat. The levels they teach are shown on their profile.

How many hours a week are needed?

One session a week to keep pace with the curriculum, and a more intensive rhythm for a few weeks before the exam. The tutor suggests this after seeing the student work, not before.

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