University tuition and mentorship
Engineering, physics and applied mathematics at university: understand the modules, prepare for the exams, and plan the research and internships that come next. One-to-one and online.
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At a glance
Who it is for
Undergraduates in engineering, physics and related courses, and the applied mathematics they use, in the UK or abroad.
What we work on
Modules, exam preparation, the methods behind coursework and projects, and applications for research placements and internships.
How it works
Online, one to one, at times that fit your term and your exam timetable.
Fees
Agreed on the free introductory call, once we know your course and what you need.
The one rule. We explain, question and check your reasoning. We never write or complete work that is assessed: not coursework, not lab reports, not take-home exams, not your dissertation.
A first-year dynamics staple
What we work on
Your syllabus sets the agenda. These are the areas we know from the inside.
Modules
Mechanics and dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, mathematics for engineers (calculus, linear algebra, differential equations), numerical methods and programming, and the physics underneath them.
Exam preparation
A revision plan built around your exam timetable, previous exam papers worked under time, and a review of every error until you can see why it happened.
Coursework and projects
The methods and tools a task needs (Python, MATLAB, CAD and simulation), how to plan the work, and how to write technical work clearly. Taught on different examples, within your university's rules.
Research and internships
Finding summer research placements and internships, feedback on the CV and cover letter you write, and practice for technical interviews.
Your university's rules come first
Universities set rules on outside help with assessed work. Check your module handbook and tell us what it says; where it is unclear, we follow the stricter reading. On assessed work we use different examples, never the work itself, and we give no help while an assessment is open.
How it works
Intake
You send your course, your modules, your timetable and the topics where you are stuck. All of it is read before the first meeting.
A plan
We agree the topics, the number of sessions and how they fit around lectures, deadlines and exams.
Live sessions
Online and one to one. The idea is explained, we work through new problems together, and you solve while your reasoning is questioned.
Between sessions
You practise on problems set from your syllabus and bring your attempts. The next session starts from your errors.
Before the exams
Timed previous exam papers, then a review of every mistake, so the format and the usual kinds of question hold no surprises.
Who teaches you
The engineer who runs Mintnib and teaches on it: a mechanical engineer working in aerospace research, in turbine aerothermal performance for future propulsion and power at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute. The daily work rests on the modules this page is about: thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, numerical methods, and writing software to process experimental data. More than ten years teaching and mentoring, including university students in engineering modules such as fluid mechanics.
- DPhil candidate, Engineering Science, University of Oxford
- MRes, University of Cambridge
- MEng and BEng, First Class Honours, Mechanical Engineering
- Qualified engineer (Italian State Exam, 2020)
- A DBS certificate, shown to any client on request
More on the About page, and the other programmes on the mentorship page.
Formats and fees
Set by your course and your calendar. The introductory call is free.
Frequency
Weekly through a term, or more often in the weeks before exams.
Mode
Online and one to one. Problems and notes are shared in a folder you own.
Time zone
The booking page shows the available times in your own time zone.
Fees are agreed on the free introductory call, once we know your course, your modules and what you need.
Questions students often ask
Can you help with coursework?
With the ideas and methods behind it, yes, on different examples and within your university's rules. We never write, complete or correct assessed work.
Can you help with a course outside the UK?
Yes. We work from your own syllabus, lecture notes and previous exam papers.
Do you find research placements?
We help you find openings and prepare: you write the application, we give feedback, and we practise the interview. No one can guarantee a place.
Do you teach outside engineering?
The physics and mathematics that engineering uses, yes. For anything else, we tell you honestly on the call.
One next step
Understand it well enough to explain it: that is what exams, interviews and research all test.