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Cherie L. for tutoring lessons in Chapel Hill NC WyzAnt Tutoring Tutor Tutor United States

Cherie L.

Experienced, Enthusiastic, and Encouraging !

Chapel Hill, NC (27517)

Travel Radius 20 miles
Hourly Fee $40.00
Discount $34.00 - $38.00 Save up to 15% (i)
  4 ratings

Your first hour with any tutor is always 100% refundable!

Most experienced tutoring:
Chemistry, Matlab programming, Math, and other sciences

Would love to teach:
beginning Piano, and beginning and intermediate German

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Tutoring can be an energizing process for both the student and myself. I love to meet new people and know that my knowledge is useful to someone else.

Despite my love for teaching, I consider myself successful when the student no longer needs me! I teach not just the subject matter, but I also focus my efforts on teaching the student to teach him or herself. Then the student is truly empowered for enlightenment and understanding!

I use math, chemistry, biology, and program in Matlab almost everyday that I work. I tackle rather complex, intricate problems and think about them on very fundamental terms. I aim to teach and understand scientific concepts in a similar fashion.

- 3 years experience teaching chemistry labs at UNC (taught as recently as Spring 2011) and tutored chemistry and math to high school, college, and continuing-education students

- Thesis focuses on protein-DNA interactions and the research utilized much math and computer programming

- Lived and worked in Germany for a summer (at Bayer) and became conversationally fluent in German

- Played piano since that age of 7

- Currently enrolled in 3 online courses from Stanford (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Introduction to Databases)

- Extremely proficient with logical reasoning and algorithm development

Hobbies: wheel-throwing pottery, teaching myself French, board games, skiing, billiards, power-walking in nature

I hope we have the chance to meet and that I may aid your quick learning.

Cherie's Subjects

Math:
Science:
  • biochemistry,
  • biology,
  • biostatistics,
  • chemistry,
  • genetics,
  • microbiology,
  • physical science,
  • physics
Music:
English:
  • English,
  • grammar,
  • proofreading,
  • reading,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing,
  • TOEFL,
  • vocabulary,
  • writing
Test Preparation:
  • ACT Math,
  • GRE,
  • MCAT,
  • SAT math,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing,
  • TOEFL
Computer:
  • computer programming,
  • computer science,
  • general computer,
  • HTML,
  • Macintosh,
  • MATLAB,
  • Microsoft Windows,
  • Microsoft Word,
  • Pascal,
  • Perl,
  • SQL,
  • UNIX,
  • Visual Basic
Language:
History:
  • government & politics
Special Needs:
  • phonics
Elementary Education:
  • elementary (k-6th),
  • elementary math,
  • elementary science,
  • grammar,
  • phonics,
  • reading,
  • spelling,
  • study skills,
  • vocabulary
Business:
  • GRE,
  • Microsoft Word
Sports/Recreation:
  • chess
Corporate Training:
  • general computer,
  • German,
  • grammar,
  • HTML,
  • Microsoft Word,
  • proofreading,
  • SQL,
  • statistics
Homeschool:

Algebra 1

I love math. Algebra is a difficult subject for those learning it, but once mastered, the math is a useful and necessary tool for more descriptive, powerful mathematical concepts. Students will surely benefit from personalized attention because often algebra seems daunting, but becomes second nature once truly understood.

I scored a 790/800 on the math section of the GRE test for admission into graduate school. More importantly, I have the communication skills and enthusiasm to tutor... Read More

Biology

Originally a biology major in undergraduate studies. Decided upon chemistry, but still completed the pre-med program, studied for the MCAT, and study proteins/DNA in graduate school.

Chemistry

Majored in chemistry, pursuing a doctorate in chemistry, tutored and taught chemistry undergraduate labs for three years.

Geometry

I loved this class in high school despite the difficulty of the proofs.

German

Studied German since the age of 12. Lived for a summer in Cologne and worked at Bayer, Leverkusen. Returned three times to visit. I've never taught this subject before, so to ensure quality instruction I am limiting myself to beginner/intermediate students (but will discount my rate by $5 just for the novel experience). However, I am conversationally fluent and read German for enjoyment. Bis bald!

Prealgebra

I love math. Algebra is a difficult subject for those learning it, but once mastered, the math is a useful and necessary tool for more descriptive, powerful mathematical concepts. Students will surely benefit from personalized attention because often algebra seems daunting, but becomes second nature once truly understood.

I scored a 790/800 on the math section of the GRE test for admission into graduate school. More importantly, I have the communication skills and enthusiasm to tutor... Read More

English

My mother taught English and I understood grammar and parts of speech at a very young age. Such a foundation helped me in studying foreign languages.

If you are studying literature, I am not the tutor for the job. For younger or beginning students learning grammar and parts of speech, I will do a great job explaining adverbs, passive voice, and predicate nominatives.

SAT Math

I love math and I love teaching math! On the GRE test for admission into graduate school, I scored a 790/800 on the math portion. I increase the student's understanding of concepts with enthusiasm for real world examples.

Piano

I've been playing piano since the age of seven (started 24 years ago!). My fingers don't move fast enough to ever become a virtuoso, but my instruction focused on classical music (Beethoven, Mozart, Russian composers) and Broadway music (Les Mis, Phantom of the Opera). The past seven years, I've ventured into playing more pop, jazz, and rock. I do not yet feel comfortable improvising, but my strengths are a fair understanding of music theory and an impressive ability to site read music. I really... Read More

Computer Programming

I've used MATLAB almost every day of my graduate education. I consider myself an expert at this language and have the ability to develop good algorithms.

I've used Perl, Visual Basic, and Pascal in the past. Currently learning XML and SQL. Other than for Matlab or Pascal, you will probably find a better tutor on this site other than me. Happy programming!

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