About Stephen McAndrew

Stephen is a Physics and Mathematics teacher who spends his other time tutoring, doing research, using his telescope when the night sky is clear, reading about cricket in the UK and walking. He lives in Sydney at North Ryde with his wife and a library of books on Physics and Mathematics.

Qualifications

Master of Arts, MA,  (University of Sydney) in Applied Mathematics
Master of Science, MSc, (University of New South Wales) in Physics
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, ( Macquarie University) in Physics. Download thesis (42 MB, download thesis )
Diploma of Education, Dip Ed, (University of Sydney) in Mathematics teaching
Chartered Physicist, CPhys, (Institute of Physics United Kingdom)
Member of the Institute of Physics United Kingdom, MInstP
Member of the Australian Institute of Physics, MAIP
Accredited Member of the Australian Mathematical Society, MAustMS
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society London, FRAS

Teaching Experience and Interests

I have had over 40 years of experience in independent schools teaching Physics and Mathematics in Sydney and A Level Physics in London and have vast experience at marking examination papers at a senior level. I am a current Physics teacher in an IB school, an IB Physics examiner in HL paper 2 and a Cambridge International Education Assessment specialist. I also prepare students for the Oxford University Physics Aptitude Test (PAT). In teaching I am interested in breaking down Physics and Mathematics concepts and guiding students in a step by step fashion through topics in the IB and HSC courses.

Research Interests

In my research I am interested in the solution of Physics problems using mathematical methods. My PhD thesis topic was a problem in magnetohydrodynamics involving solving the equations describing the movement of an electrically conducting fluid in a magnetic field. I also make telescopic observations using a CCD camera of the positions of comets and near Earth asteroids. The observations are published under observatory code 423 North Ryde by the International Astronomical Union in the Minor Planet Circulars. 

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