Simulation Modeling and Analysis

ISYE 620 introduces simulation modeling and statistical analysis for designing and evaluating production, logistics, and service systems.

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Historical reviews of Leyuan Shi: One reviewer rated the difficulty low and noted the course content was useful for practical application or qualifying exams.

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Prerequisites

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(COMP SCI 200, 220, 300, 301, 302, or placement into COMP SCI 300) and (STAT 224, 312, 324, or STAT/​MATH 310), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ISYE 620

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Leyuan Shi: Leyuan Shi's teaching for ISYE 620 received polarized reviews. One student found her practical and helpful for exams, while another criticized her for missing half the classes and called her the worst professor.

LEYUAN SHI is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Reviews for historical instructor Leyuan Shi are polarized, ranging from a great experience teaching practical knowledge to severe complaints about unprofessionalism and missed classes.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.64 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.50 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Leyuan Shi: One reviewer rated the difficulty low and noted the course content was useful for practical application or qualifying exams.

Historical reviews of Leyuan Shi: A student reported a negative experience, describing the instructor as the worst they had seen due to frequent absences.

Topics

  • Simulation modeling techniques.
  • Applications in production, logistics, and service systems.
  • Statistical data analysis for simulation.
  • System design, evaluation, and improvement via simulation.

Skills

  • Simulation modeling and analysis techniques.
  • Model building and system design/evaluation using simulation.
  • Application of basic statistical data analysis to simulation results.

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "ff1d79a7290b28a3ab0e880e3810e2df9d60f19f673b9d4be4af7ed82fedd522",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}