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Justin

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Justin

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics
Justin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Multivariable Calculus

Getting comfortable with loops, conditionals, and functions early makes every future CS course easier — and Justin explains these building blocks by tying them to problems students can visualize, like simulating physics or processing data. His background spans physics, applied math, and programming,...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor's in Physics and Mathematics

University of Chicago

Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1560
ACT
33
Julie

Certified Tutor

Julie

Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy
Julie's other Tutor Subjects
6th-12th Grade Math
9th-12th Grade Writing
9th-12th Grade Reading
AP Statistics

Philosophy trains you to break complex arguments into precise logical steps — which turns out to be exactly what high school CS demands when students hit Boolean logic, nested conditionals, and algorithm design. Julie applies that structured reasoning to programming concepts, teaching students to th...

Education

Princeton University

Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Kevin

Master of Science, Computer Science
Kevin's other Tutor Subjects
Competition Math
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Geometry

That first real CS course can feel overwhelming when you're simultaneously learning to think algorithmically and wrestle with syntax errors. Kevin takes topics like loops, arrays, sorting algorithms, and basic object-oriented design and ties each one to a tangible problem so the logic sticks before ...

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science, Computer Science

Stanford University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
SAT
1590
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Clive

Bachelor of Economics, Economics
Clive's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

Between AP Computer Science A prep and general programming fundamentals, Clive covers the full scope of what high school CS courses demand — from writing clean loops and conditionals to understanding recursion and sorting algorithms. He codes in multiple languages and adapts explanations to whatever...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor of Economics, Economics

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

June

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
June's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Trigonometry

Robotics competitions and hackathons have given June a hands-on fluency with programming that translates directly to high school CS topics like loops, conditionals, data structures, and algorithm design. As an electrical engineering student at Brown, she writes code that has to actually run on hardw...

Education

Brown University

Bachelors, Electrical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1580

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Florence

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Florence's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Statistics
Pre-Calculus

Getting through high school CS often means wrestling with your first real programming concepts — loops, conditionals, arrays, recursion — without much intuition for why they work. Florence, a Duke CS major and three-time teaching assistant, unpacks these ideas by connecting abstract logic to tangibl...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Rhamy

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, General
Rhamy's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math

A lot of high school CS courses move fast from basic loops and conditionals into AP-level topics like recursion and array manipulation. Rhamy breaks each concept into small, buildable steps — writing actual programs rather than just reading pseudocode — so the logic sticks before the syntax piles up...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, General

Test Scores
SAT
1570

Certified Tutor

Allison

Bachelor in Arts, Computer Science
Allison's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT Writing
ACT English

That first encounter with loops, conditionals, and functions can feel overwhelming when everything is new vocabulary. Allison breaks programming logic into small, testable pieces — write three lines, run them, see what happens — so students build intuition for debugging and problem decomposition bef...

Education

Dartmouth College

Bachelor in Arts, Computer Science

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

Michael

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Michael's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus

AP Computer Science and introductory programming courses often trip students up at the same points — loop logic, array manipulation, and understanding how methods pass data around. Michael's UCLA computer science background means he can trace through code line by line and show exactly where a studen...

Education

University of California Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Anna

Bachelor of Science
Anna's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Geometry
Calculus
Algebra

For students encountering loops, conditionals, and arrays for the first time, the leap from "I followed the example" to "I can solve a new problem" is the hardest part. Anna bridges that gap by teaching structured problem decomposition — breaking a coding challenge into smaller logical steps before ...

Education

Brown University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
SAT
1510

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Brice

Current Undergrad, Computer Science
Brice's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

The jump from writing your first loop to actually thinking like a programmer is where most high schoolers get stuck — and it's exactly where Brice thrives. He breaks down concepts like conditionals, arrays, and basic algorithm design by connecting them to projects students actually want to build. Hi...

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Current Undergrad, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

3+ years

Evan

Master of Science, Game and Interactive Media Design
Evan's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
College Essays
Literature

Starting out in computer science can feel overwhelming when every assignment introduces new vocabulary — variables, loops, conditionals, functions — all at once. Evan slows that down by building each concept through small, working programs students write themselves, so they see exactly what each lin...

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

Master of Science, Game and Interactive Media Design

University of Kentucky

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

3+ years

Firas

Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science
Firas's other Tutor Subjects
Applied Mathematics
Statistics
Middle School Math
Calculus

A Princeton postdoctoral researcher in machine learning, Firas brings PhD-level computer science depth to high school topics that often get taught superficially — things like how recursion actually works under the hood, or why an O(n²) sort matters even in an intro course. He teaches Python, Java, a...

Education

Lebanese American University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

Certified Tutor

Eric

Bachelors, Computer Science
Eric's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra

For students taking their first CS class, the jump from following along in lecture to writing code independently can feel enormous. Eric bridges that gap by teaching debugging as a skill in its own right — reading error messages, tracing through logic line by line, and isolating where things break. ...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelors, Computer Science

Test Scores
ACT
31

Certified Tutor

William

Current Undergrad, Biomedical Engineering + Chemical Engineering
William's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Linear Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4

Starting to code can feel overwhelming when a course throws variables, loops, conditionals, and functions at you all at once. William simplifies the learning curve by connecting each concept to a tangible problem — like using a for-loop to simulate a chemical reaction over time — so the syntax has a...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Current Undergrad, Biomedical Engineering + Chemical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1540

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