AI tutor · Physics simulations · K-12

AI tutor meets physics lab.
Learn by breaking things.

MindNova turns physics, math, and engineering into hands-on simulations guided by an AI tutor that refuses to just give answers — and builds real understanding instead.

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PHYSICS · NEWTON'S 2ND LAW Live tutor
Student
A 5 kg cart is pushed with 25 N. What's its acceleration?
Professor Ada · AI Tutor
Before we compute — what equation connects force, mass, and acceleration?
F = m · a
💡 Hint 📚 Similar problem 📐 Show physics
Built on research from
PhET
Colorado · 750M runs
Khanmigo
Socratic AI
NSF
STEM standards
NGSS
Next-gen science
The problem

STEM education is breaking.

Existing platforms drill students with problems but don't teach concepts. Tutors cost $150/hr. Teachers can't reach every student. The result: a widening gap between school and the STEM workforce.

3.5M
Unfilled STEM jobs in the U.S. by 2027.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
"We're losing students in 8th grade math — before they even reach the STEM pipeline."
67%
of 8th graders below basic math proficiency.
NAEP · 2024
$150
/hour average tutor cost — unaffordable for 80%.
Wyzant · Tutor.com
55K
STEM teacher vacancies in U.S. K-12 schools.
NEA · 2025
26%
of U.S. engineers are women.
NSF Women in STEM · 2025
The platform

Built to teach, not test.

Six tools. One platform. Each built around how students actually learn — not how textbooks deliver content.

01 · AI TUTOR

An AI tutor that refuses to just give answers.

Professor Ada guides students with Socratic questions and graduated hints. She'll point you toward the answer — but never solve it for you. Real understanding compounds.

ALGEBRA · LINEAR EQUATIONS
"Help me solve 3x + 7 = 22"
"What operation undoes adding 7?"
"Subtract 7"
"Exactly. Try it — what do you get?"
02 · SIMULATION LAB

Interactive physics. Live, in your browser.

Projectile motion, Ohm's law circuits, pendulums, energy systems. Drag the sliders. Watch what happens. Color-coded vectors show forces, velocity, and acceleration — so concepts become visible.

PROJECTILE MOTION · LIVE
  • Initial velocity40 m/s
  • Launch angle45°
  • Gravity9.8 m/s²
  • Max height40.8 m
  • Range163.3 m
  • Flight time5.77 s
03 · ADAPTIVE ENGINE

Calibrated to every student, invisibly.

Tracks 30+ signals per learner — accuracy, hint usage, response time, error patterns. Difficulty adjusts in real time so every student stays in their flow zone, not overwhelmed and not bored.

DIFFICULTY ENGINE · LIVE
  • 3 correct, low hintslevel up
  • 2 errors in a rowscaffold concept
  • Long pause > 30soffer hint
  • Wrong but right methodpraise effort
04 · TEACHER VIEW

Teachers stop grading. Start coaching.

Real-time class dashboards. Auto-alerts when students fall behind. AI suggests interventions. One teacher reaches every student — without ever opening a gradebook.

PERIOD 3 · 9TH GRADE PHYSICS
⚠ Jake Miller — mastery dropped to 42%. Stuck on Problem #7.
Sofia Chen — no login in 4 days. Streak broken.
Tyler Roberts — ready for advanced module. Promote?
How it works

From struggle to mastery — in three steps.

STEP 01

Assess

AI evaluates each student's level, learning style, and knowledge gaps in 5 minutes — not weeks. Initial diagnostic is invisible to the student.

STEP 02

Adapt

A personalized path is built around the exact concepts each student needs. Difficulty adjusts in real time as mastery grows — never too easy, never overwhelming.

STEP 03

Master

Students build deep understanding through Socratic AI guidance, hands-on simulations, and immediate step-level feedback. Mastery, not memorization.

Women in STEM initiative

Closing the gap — one student at a time.

Only 26% of engineers in the U.S. are women. MindNova was built with a dedicated track featuring career pathways, female role models, and confidence-building modules — designed to bring more girls into science from grade school onward.

26%
Women in U.S.
engineering today
$500M
Annual federal
grants available
2030
Our target:
40% representation
Try it now

See MindNova in action.

Solve a real physics problem with the AI tutor. Run a live simulation. Explore the teacher dashboard. No signup. No friction.

Launch interactive demo → Takes 30 seconds. Works in browser.