“Mr. Gul is knowledgeable, and he explains everything clearly. He is one of the main reasons why the Geometry and Algebra courses were interesting. ”

“The instructor is very knowledgeable about the subject and is obviously skilled at explaining concepts. The course is very useful and allows me to add more concepts and formulas to my arsenal, allowing me to be more successful in math competitions.”

“The instructor was a pretty good instructor. They explained most problems, solutions, and proofs clearly.”

“This course was absolutely wonderful and I feel like I have improved greatly with my math skills. Our instructor [Emre Gul] helped and solved the problems in an orderly and understanding way.”

“I like the way he explains the content and the solutions clearly. My geometry skills have really experienced an upgrade.”

“He’s great in general, he is easy to understand and follow. He also seems to never get tired.”

“The instructor Ali Adali is nice, fun to learn from, and an overall good teacher.”

“The Instructor was pretty good. He explained the course content very clearly, and provided very fulfilling answers for me. It was pretty easy to hear his voice; additionally, he was enthusiastic when teaching. Overall, he was really good.”

“He always provides the fastest cleanest way to solve a problem.”

“I think Mr. Adali provides an interesting approach to problem solving (e.g. he lets us try it on our own first, and then provides an interesting method of attack). He’s done this multiple times, which I find to be a great part of how he teaches. In other words, he’s very concise and clear.”

“He’s great in general, he is easy to understand and follow. He also seems to never get tired.”

“Ali Adali explains course material very clearly. He goes through each step in every example problem thoroughly and clearly.”

“He explains concepts well and derives formulas as well, which is extremely helpful.”

“Instructor was really helpful and seemed passionate.”

“It was fun to learn and it make me like coding more.”

“I liked how I was able to learn various topics as an introduction to Python programming. I learned a lot of how logical most coding problems are, and overtime in this course, I gradually improved.”

“The instructor did a great job! AlphaStar seems like one of the best places to learn coding/USACO.”

“I love how the classes are organized. It flows really smoothly and the questions are hard but satisfying to answer. The optional tasks for the projects were a really fun challenge to complete.”

“The best computer course I have taken. One of the best teachers I have had.”

“I liked the structure of lessons, chapter reviews, exams, and projects. The projects were fun as well as the Kahoots. Overall, it was a great course.”

“I highly recommend this course if you are a beginner in coding and computer science. I am excited to take their USACO preparatory classes as well. The course is informative and in depth, which I very much enjoyed.”

“The most enjoyable parts about the course was being able to see the end results of codes that I worked on for a long time. In this course, we learned so many different subjects in such a short time which leaves us with a lot of things to explore and be innovative about.”

“CS23-A was very easy to learn and follow. Although some of the questions were very hard, I enjoyed them. The teachers made learning easy, and I am excited to get into AP computer science. Thank you, Mr. Sahil!”

“The course helped me understand how to approach different types of problems in java through the various lessons, problems, and projects. The course framework is designed well, and the instructor ensured that everyone understood the concepts before moving on.”

“The pace is fast-paced yet easy to follow; the fact you can refer back to the lessons is amazing. I gained so much amount of knowledge through this course. I’ll definitly come back next term!”

“I liked that I got to learn a lot about Computer Science, and I liked how the teachers and other peers made a positive learning environment. I also liked how the exercises and homework got me pulled into coding.”

“The course provided a lot of relevant practice and helped me pass Bronze on my first try, after only 7 months of learning java!”

“It reviews a good amount of topics related to the coding language and goes over techniques/methods on how we can solve certain problems.”

“I liked the pacing of the course, especially near the end where the class was debugging together. Helped me keep up :D”

“1. Teachers were amazing 2. The problems themselves were very well designed and close to actual USACO questions. 3. It was challenging and made me push myself, which was useful.”

“I enjoyed the variety of problems because that made me really understand the concepts”

“The daily emails and “exercises” helped me keep up with the course and understand it instead of brainlessly copying down pseudocode. He also explained topics in a manner I could understand.”

“All topics were very clearly explained, all problems were examined and solved thoroughly, and all questions were answered great.”

“Super fun and engaging – the questions are really good practice”

“The instructor really tries to encourage everyone to participate and takes all ideas/comments and either takes or improves on them. I really appreciate how much he shows that he cares about his students and how they learn, as well as taking everything they say seriously.”

“I liked how this class showed us how to approach problems, and not just algorithms. We had time to consider how to solve problems and discuss it before going to the actual solution.”

“I really liked how we learned so many different algorithms and techniques in a very short period of time. The instructor also explained everything very thoroughly and made it easy to understand.”

“I think the biggest takeaway from this course was the engagement. Being able to learn with a live instructor and have my questions answered instantly was a great deal of help in my learning process. I think that the problems given were quite challenging but overall helped me learn the concepts.”

“This course in my experience has been extremely good. From the organization to the quality of teaching, it has saved a great deal of time and has allowed me to learn so much. My instructor Kyle Fu has been very supportive, and I recommend him to anyone interested in this course.”