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How a Physics Student Gets “Unstuck” using CircleIn’s AI Tutor
National Science
Foundation Grantee
Award #1951222 (SBIR Phase I, II and IIB)
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School: Miami Dade College, Summer 2025 Term
Student Name: Treyvon Esquivel
Course: Introduction to Physics
Case for an AI Tutor: For commuter or online students with a tight schedule, who might juggle balancing work and family obligations, getting to campus for an appointment for academic help can be extremely difficult.
CircleIn’s AI Tutor was designed to bridge this gap by providing personalized, on-demand, step by step academic assistance to all students. Our AI Tutor is “cheatproof”, a responsible use of AI, which is unlike other AI applications that act as “answer engines” and they are fundamentally misaligned with the pedagogical goals of higher education tutoring.
See what Treyvon Esquivel entered into the AI Tutor and follow his learning journey…
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Treyvon: On an essentially frictionless, horizontal ice rink, a skater moving at
4.0 m/s encounters a rough patch that reduces her speed by 44% due to a friction force that is 26% of her weight. Use the work-energy theorem to find the length of this rough patch. Express your answer in meters.
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Treyvon: Initial speed is 4.0m/s and the final speed is 1.76m/s?
The AI Tutor’s first question to Treyvon seen on the prior slide, asks him to confirm if he knows the skaters speed to begin solving the problem, recall.
The AI Tutor asks Treyvon to apply what he knows, to check his understanding, by plugging in speed into the equation
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Treyvon: I got 1.67m
The AI Tutor asks Treyvon to analyze his response to make sure he feels confident in the process
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Treyvon: What is m?
As Treyvon analyzes his response, he finds he needs more help in understanding the problem…
The AI Tutor is supportive and encourages Treyvon to apply what the he just learned from the tutor about m and how it ties into his problem.
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Treyvon: I got 2.5 m
The AI Tutor gives feedback and helps Treyvon double check his work to confirm accuracy
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Treyvon: I use 9.8 for g I got the same thing 2.53
The AI Tutor is motivational, inspiring and confirms Treyvon has completed his learning journey with a correct answer!
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How Treyvon Esquivel, a Physics Student Gets “Unstuck” using CircleIn’s AI Tutor
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