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Florence

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Florence

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

As a teaching assistant for Duke's Intro to Databases course, Florence spent semesters walking students through query design — JOINs, subqueries, aggregation, and normalization. That hands-on classroom experience means she knows exactly where beginners stumble with SQL syntax and can break down comp...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36
Tolu

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Tolu

Bachelor's in Economics
Tolu's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Calculus
Calculus
Algebra

Tolu's path from an economics degree at Stanford to a full stack web development certificate means he's written SQL on both sides — pulling data for analysis and building the database layer that serves it. He uses the Socratic method to teach query construction, asking students to reason through why...

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor's in Economics

Sarah

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Sarah

Bachelor's in Mathematics (minor: Creative Writing and Statistics)
Sarah's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Linear Algebra
College Algebra
Trigonometry

A math and statistics background from Penn might not scream SQL, but Sarah's comfort with logical structure and data relationships translates well to writing queries — filtering, grouping, and joining tables is really just applied set logic. She walks through SELECT statements, WHERE clauses, and ba...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor's in Mathematics (minor: Creative Writing and Statistics)

Test Scores
ACT
35
Brian

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Brian

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
Brian's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics

Caltech's economics curriculum had Brian pulling and analyzing datasets regularly, and his computer science degree gave him the formal grounding in relational logic that makes SQL click — understanding why a LEFT JOIN behaves differently from an INNER JOIN, or how a well-placed index transforms quer...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)

California Institute of Technology

Bachelors in Economics and Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Courage

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Courage

Master of Science, Environmental Science
Courage's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Discrete Math
College Math

Knowing SELECT statements is one thing; writing efficient queries that join five tables without grinding a database to a halt is another. Courage teaches SQL from schema design and normalization through complex subqueries, window functions, and indexing strategies — drawing on his relational databas...

Education

kwame nkrumah university of science and technology

Master of Science, Environmental Science

kwame nkrumah university of science and technology

Bachelor of Science, Biological and Physical Sciences

University of the People

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Anders

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Anders

Master of Science, Computer Engineering, General
Anders's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Robotics
College Essays

Most SQL tutorials stop at SELECT and JOIN, but real-world queries demand comfort with subqueries, window functions, indexing strategies, and understanding how a relational database engine executes a query plan. Anders has built and maintained production databases as a senior software engineer, so h...

Education

University of Southern Denmark

Master of Science, Computer Engineering, General

University of Southern Denmark

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Kiran

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Kiran

Bachelor of Science, Physics
Kiran's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
Linear Algebra
Multivariable Calculus
Statistics

Kiran's data mining and computer science background at Stony Brook means he doesn't just teach SQL syntax — he explains what the database engine is actually doing when it processes a JOIN or a subquery. He tackles everything from basic SELECT statements to aggregation, indexing strategy, and writing...

Education

Stony Brook University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Test Scores
SAT
1510
ACT
34
Michael

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Michael

Current Undergrad, Computer Science
Michael's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Geometry

Michael is actively building with PostgreSQL and SQL in real-time web applications, which means he teaches database querying from the perspective of someone solving live production problems — not just running textbook exercises. His computer science coursework and hands-on project experience let him...

Education

Northwestern University

Current Undergrad, Computer Science

Test Scores
ACT
33
Rishik

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Rishik

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Rishik's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

Writing a SELECT statement is easy; writing an efficient query that joins five tables without duplicating rows is where SQL gets real. Rishik digs into JOINs, subqueries, GROUP BY logic, and indexing strategies, often using sample datasets so students can see exactly how each clause reshapes the res...

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1580
Matthew

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Matthew

Current Undergrad Student, Mathematics and Computer Science
Matthew's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

Between his Harvard coursework in mathematics and computer science and professional programming experience, Matthew has built SQL skills from both the theoretical and practical sides — understanding relational algebra as math while also writing real queries against actual databases. He unpacks table...

Education

Harvard University

Current Undergrad Student, Mathematics and Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
34

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