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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Discrete Optimization by The University of Melbourne

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About the Course

Tired of solving Sudokus by hand? This class teaches you how to solve complex search problems with discrete optimization concepts and algorithms, including constraint programming, local search, and mixed-integer programming. Optimization technology is ubiquitous in our society. It schedules planes and their crews, coordinates the production of steel, and organizes the transportation of iron ore from the mines to the ports. Optimization clears the day-ahead and real-time markets to deliver electricity to millions of people. It organizes kidney exchanges and cancer treatments and helps scientists understand the fundamental fabric of life, control complex chemical reactions, and design drugs that may benefit billions of individuals. This class is an introduction to discrete optimization and exposes students to some of the most fundamental concepts and algorithms in the field. It covers constraint programming, local search, and mixed-integer programming from their foundations to their applications for complex practical problems in areas such as scheduling, vehicle routing, supply-chain optimization, and resource allocation....

Top reviews

SK

May 29, 2019

Exceptional coverage of optimization fundamentals. Learning of practical applied methods. Real university level course, no water down "data science". Absolutely love it! Thank you professor Pascal.

HG

Jul 21, 2017

Great course, the teacher is very clear and often goes into sufficient depth for the student to understand concepts.

Assignments are challenging and help understanding course content.

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By Eslam B

Jun 18, 2017

The course Materials and instructors are awesome.

This course is very good and essential in my point of view for researchers.

By Lachlan O

Sep 14, 2022

Far more interesting than other online courses I've seen. Material is good, and thorough. The lecturer is very engaging.

By Diego E P M

May 5, 2023

Great course, may be challenging at first but very rewarding to listen and understand the teacher and do the activities.

By Jonathan G

Apr 20, 2021

Great teacher - I loved the lessons, they were very well presented. The exercises were fun and I really learned a lot!

By Edward M

May 19, 2020

The class is great. Lectures are engaging and I can't believe how much I've learned, despite knowing nothing going in.

By Paulo V S R D

Jul 18, 2019

This course is HARD... but very rewarding. You should have some nice familiarity with programming before taking it.

By Huynh L D

Oct 27, 2016

Too good course! One of the very best courses on Coursera!

Thank you so much. It is a wonder to follow your course.

By Rodrigo M T

Oct 12, 2019

Ótimo curso, descontraído e projetado para facilitar. Material relevante que serve como introdução a mais estudos.

By Ali S

Aug 26, 2022

it needs creativity:) assignments are specially hard! doing this course will increase your problem solving skill!

By Sourav B

Aug 3, 2020

This was more than introduction for me. Loved every second for me, got grades, but will try to improve obviously.

By 刘宇轩

May 18, 2019

This hard course really deserves 5.0. The Prof. is great and also the assignment is challenging. Love it.

By Ole K

Apr 4, 2017

I learned a lot in this course and it's definitely well managed and well taught by an amazing professor.

By Samuel B

Dec 27, 2019

Best course I've taken on Coursera so far. Really challenges you to learn and apply algorithms/solvers.

By Rishiraj S R

Mar 29, 2017

Very thorough and nice course. Prof. Pascal can make even very difficult things funny and interesting!!

By Christopher N

Feb 28, 2023

Incredibly challenging but one of the best ways to actually learn this material, highly recommend!

By Onur

Aug 20, 2020

Well structured course. It was very entertaining to listen Prof. Hentenryck and doing assignments.

By John D

May 7, 2017

Just excellent. Exceptional teaching and well-formed, realistic assignments. Highly recommended.

By Justyna J Z

Apr 29, 2018

Great instructor, course is taught with passion pouring from the screen. It inspires me a lot!

By Osvaldo A

Jan 6, 2018

Excellent course, challenging and practical ... I recommend it for any serious programmer.

By Juri M

Dec 4, 2019

The professor give really really good lectures and the material very well prepared.

By 徐洋

Jun 9, 2020

hard,hope give more detail advice,like how to use solver.implement LNS in problem.

By Xiongjie Y

Sep 14, 2020

Awesome instructor. Well structured lectures. Fun and challenging homework sets.

By Sasikumar C

Mar 1, 2018

Excellent course. The programming assignments make you think about optimization

By ido h

Mar 22, 2019

pascal the professor can explain anything in a way that anyone can understand

By 刘璐

Mar 11, 2022

great tour towards discrete optimization! The professor has great passion !