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Six teaching styles
One physics question, six ways to teach it.
Each Physics tutor teaches differently. Choose one to see how they would start, then pick the style that suits you. You can switch tutor mid-chat.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Leo · Concept explainer
Gravity does pull harder on the heavier ball. But the heavier ball also needs more force to get moving, because it has more mass.
Those two effects cancel exactly, so both speed up at the same rate, about 9.8 m/s², if we ignore air resistance. Does that make sense before we write it as F = ma?
How Leo teaches
- Starts from what you already know
- Uses everyday examples and simple pictures in words
- Checks the idea has clicked before moving on
Pick Leo when
a topic feels confusing, or you want to really understand it.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Ines · Step by step
We’ll prove it with F = ma in three steps.
Step 1: write down the weight of a ball of mass m. What’s the formula for weight? Have a go and I’ll check it before step 2.
How Ines teaches
- Breaks every question into small steps
- Lets you try each step before showing the next
- Names the method so you can reuse it
Pick Ines when
you’re stuck on homework or a long, multi-step question.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Marcus · Exam coach
Expect this as a 2 or 3-mark “explain” question. The marks go for: the heavier ball has a larger weight; but its mass is larger in the same proportion; so acceleration = force ÷ mass is the same for both.
Examiner tip: always say “ignoring air resistance”.
How Marcus teaches
- Works through past-paper style questions
- Explains command words and where the marks are
- Marks your answers the way an examiner would
Pick Marcus when
an exam is coming and you want to pick up every mark you can.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Zara · Quick revision
Quick recap: W = mg and a = F ÷ m, so a = mg ÷ m = g. Every object falls with acceleration g ≈ 9.8 m/s² when air resistance is negligible.
Quick-fire: what is the weight of a 2 kg mass on Earth?
How Zara teaches
- Short recaps of the key points
- Memory hooks for facts and formulas
- Quick-fire recall questions
Pick Zara when
you’re short on time and want to refresh a topic quickly.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Felix · Challenger
On the Moon, an astronaut once dropped a hammer and a feather at the same time. What do you think happened?
And what does that tell you about why they fall differently on Earth?
How Felix teaches
- Asks questions that make you reason it out
- Raises the difficulty as you improve
- Shows the harder versions examiners use
Pick Felix when
the basics feel easy and you’re aiming for top grades.
Why doesn’t a heavier ball fall faster than a lighter one?
Amara · Confidence builder
This surprises almost everyone at first, because everyday life seems to say heavy things fall faster.
Let’s start with something you’ve seen: drop a book and a pen together and they land at almost the same moment. Shall we work out why?
How Amara teaches
- Starts from the basics, with no judgement
- Celebrates every step forward
- Turns mistakes into learning, calmly
Pick Amara when
a subject makes you anxious, or you’ve fallen behind.
Topics students ask about
- Forces and motion
- Energy, work and power
- Electricity and circuits
- Waves and light
- Thermal physics
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Atomic and nuclear physics
- Space physics
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