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Katherine Woo, PhD (IP)
OTA ID#: 104819

Education Experience: BSc, Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 2002
BSc, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 2002
PhD, Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, (IP)
Focus of Study: I am currently working towards my Ph. D in Materials Science.
Awards: Received the Graduate Scholarship.
Work Experience: Simon Fraser University
2001-2004
I taught first to fourth year chemistry courses and laboratories.

Kwantlen University College
2003
I worked as a chemistry lab instructor.
Skills & Achievements: I have 8 years of teaching experience in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Calculus, with students ranging from Grade 9 to fourth year university level. I teach in one-on-one basis as well as in a class of several hundred students.
Career Interests: Upon completion of my PhD, I plan to accept professorship at my former institution.


Outside Interests: I like snowboarding and fishing.
Additional Information: I am willing to work night shift.
Message to Students
and/or Parents:		 I have experience teaching students ranging from Grade 9 to fourth year university level.
Postings Answered: 608
Cumulative OTA Rating: 4.9/5  What is OTA Rating?
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  1. Synthetic division, functions, interest - A geologist you spoke with is concerned about the rate of land erosion around the base of a dam. Another geologist is studying the magma activity within the earth in an area of New Zealand known for ...
  2. Trigonometry Application Word Problems : Matrices, Incline, Magnitude and Area - Researchers at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho coordinate many of the firefighting efforts necessary to battle wildfires in the western United States. In an effort to dispatch fir ...
  3. Graphs and Linear Functions - Please see the attached file for the fully formatted problems. --- - How do I find the formulas with substituted values and show the final calculated answer with units? - I have also highlighted in ...
  4. Balance the following equation and determine the sum of the coefficients of the products - 1) Balance the following equation and determine the sum of the coefficients of the products. ___NO2- + ___MnO4- + ___ H2O à ___ NO3- + ___ MnO2 + ___ OH- A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7 2 ...
  5. General Chemiistry - Lab Data: Combined 0.25g Zinc plus 15mL of 6 moles HCL resulted in: 150mL flask 14.92mL of liquid vol. 135.08 mL of gas vol. Chemicals inside: HCL H2O Unknown O2 moles 0.001120 vol 135.08mL ...
  6. Chemistry - 1. What is the solubility (in M) of PbCl2 in a 0.15 M solution of HCl? (Ksp PbCl2 = 1.6 x 10-5) a. 7.1 x 10-4 b. 1.1 x 10-4 c. 2.0 x 10-3 ...
  7. 14 Chemistry Problems - 3.45 The pH of a solution that contains 0.818 M acetic acid (Ka=1.8x10-5) and 0.172 M sodium acetate is a. 4.077 b. 5.432 c. 8.568 ...
  8. Chemistry - 1. Given the following table of Ksp values, determine which compound listed has the smallest solubility. compound Ksp CdCO3 5.2 x ...
  9. Mole, Empirical and Stoichiometry Calculations - Mole Calculations (Determining Avogadro's Number): 1. Calculate the mass of carbon in a diamond that contains 3.33 x 1024 atoms of C. 2. Calculate the mass of chloroform that contains 1,000,000,000 ...
  10. Newton's law of gravitation - Please see attachment. --- Learning Goal: To understand Newton's law of gravitation and the distinction between inertial and gravitational masses. In this problem, you will practice using Newton ...
  11. Mass of Planets, Gravitational Acceleration and Period of a Pendulum - Find the mass and the radii of the planets Mercury, Neptune and Pluto, masses in kilograms and radii in meters. With that data calculate the gravitational acceleration on each of the planets in kilog ...
  12. Law of Definite Proportions - 1. Calculate and record the following for the experiment performed with 20g KClO3: (a) mass of the crucible with manganese(IV) dioxide (in grams): 53.300g (b) mass of the crucible afte ...
  13. Acid Equilibrium; Titratable Acidity - If 500mg/L lactic acid is added to pure water and you add NaOH until the pH = 3.1, what are the final amounts of each species in the acid equilibrium? What is the titratable acidity? The formula f ...
  14. Charles' Law, Gay-Lussac's Law & Combined Gas Law - 1. What is the final volume of argon gas if 2.50 L at 705 torr is compressed to a pressure of 1550 torr? Assume the temperature remains constant. 2. Calculate the volume of chlorine gas at 20°C and 7 ...
  15. 3 Physics Problems - (See attached files for full problem description with units and diagrams) --- A package of mass is released from rest at a warehouse loading dock and slides down a 3.0-m-high frictionless chute t ...
  16. 10 Chemistry Problems - 11. The half-life of a first-order reaction is 13 min. If the initial concentration of reactant is 0.085 M, it takes _____ min for it to decrease to 0.055 M. a. 8.2 b. 11 ...
  17. Equations - In the real world, what might be a situation where it is preferable for the data to form a relation but not a function? There is a formula that converts temperature in degrees Celsius to temperature ...
  18. Far in space, where gravity is negligible... - (See attached file for full problem description with units and diagram) --- Far in space, where gravity is negligible, a 475 rocket traveling at 95.0 fires its engines. The figure shows th ...
  19. General Chemistry - 14. Consider the following reaction at 25°C. C(s) + H2O(g) -> CO(g) + H2(g) ΔG° = 91.2 kJ ΔS° = 135 J/K What is the value of ΔH° (kJ) for this reaction at 25°C? ...
  20. given Kc, calculate partial pressures - The equilibrium constant Kc for the decomposition of phosgene, COCl2, is 4.63 x 10^-3 at 527 deg. C. COCl2(g)<>CO(g)+Cl2(g) Calculate the equilibrium partial pressure of all the components, starting ...
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