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ALBERTO DEL PIA

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Del Pia is amazing at teaching and really cares about his students! This course is incredibly organized and well-structured. Would highly recommend!
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COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Alberto knows what he is talking about. All of his slides come straight from the text book, but he somehow makes it more confusing than the textbook. Reading the textbook is easier than understanding his lectures. Midterms were not difficult but final was ridiculously difficult. Told us it had the same format as midterms but did not.
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COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Very difficult class. I think Prof. Alberto is great and he is very passionate about the topics. The class is just too hard and there is a lot to remember and understand. Exams were not too difficult. I barely spend anytime on this class and was able to get an AB. HWs were very difficult and I would recommend spend a lot of time studying.
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COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
He uses slides to give lectures. Sometimes too fast and sometimes too slow. Assignments are hard but you can work in group. Exams are easier than homework.
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COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Del Pia provides great intuition for proofs that are actually quite deep and difficult to understand. He is very encouraging of asking questions in class, and responds to all of them in great detail, no matter how basic. It's a pity that the pandemic turned the second half of this class online but it was still great!
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Classes with ALBERTO DEL PIA

COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728

Integer Optimization

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INTEGER OPTIMIZATION introduces integer optimization problems and surveys algorithms for solving them, focusing on polyhedral formulations and applications.

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Alberto Del Pia

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2026MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2025ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2024ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2024ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2023ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2023ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2022ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2021ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2020ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2020ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2020ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2019ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2019ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2018ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2018ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH/STAT 525Linear Optimization
Fall 2017ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2017ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 425Introduction to Combinatorial Optimization
Fall 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 728Integer Optimization
Spring 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI/ISYE/MATH 425Introduction to Combinatorial Optimization
Fall 2015MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2014ISYE 823Special Topics in Operations Research

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