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Aws Albarghouthi

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 12 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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What students say

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COMPSCI 5362022-05-20

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Great at breaking concepts down in an understandable way. He's got a good dry sense of humor as well.

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COMPSCI 5362022-05-17

Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5

Not a good professor to take compiler course.

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COMPSCI 5362022-01-09

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

You wont just learn how a compiler works, youll build one from start to finish! This is no small task, which is why its split into 6 projects (20 hours/project) that build on each other. Can still be quite nerve-racking. Aws is a friendly fellow. TL;DR Not easy but highly instructive

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COMPSCI 5362021-12-22

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Lots of info in one semester, but definitely manageable. Lectures were engaging, projects were good, but some used tools older than the students with bad documentation, which was frustrating at times. Midterm & exam weren't too bad, but definitely required some studying. I'd take a course w/ him again for sure.

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COMPSCI 5362019-12-20

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Aws is pretty fantastic. I'll be honest, I am not particularly interested in Compilers, but he found a way to make it interesting. I feel like a learned a lot of useful knowledge in a class where I didn't really have that expectation. He does a great job in lecture and has clear and fair assignments and tests.

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COMPSCI 5362018-12-27

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Excellent professor with engaging lectures. Cannot recommend him higher. Reasonable workloads, values quality of work over quantity, very available for questions and concerns, course was strong in theory but his lectures were in plain English and he did a great job of making it easy to grok the abstract.

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Classes with Aws Albarghouthi

COMPSCI 536

Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers

3 credits

Introduction to programming languages and compilers, covering theory, practice, and language feature implications for implementation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Aws Albarghouthi delivers clear, engaging lectures that make abstract compiler theory accessible, and reviewers praise his passion and ability to break down complex concepts. He provides comprehensive online notes and fair assignments. Conversely, some students find the material unupdated or boring, while others criticize projects as tedious and vague.

Aws Albarghouthi

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

COMPSCI 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

COMPSCI 681 is an individual study course for senior Computer Science majors to complete honors theses under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+41 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+59 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

COMPSCI 702

Graduate Cooperative Education

1–2 credits

COMPSCI 702 is a Graduate Cooperative Education course where students apply computer science principles in a hands-on, professional setting.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Anhai Doan Somesh Jha+19 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 799

Master's Research

1–9 credits

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+80 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–9 credits

COMPSCI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for master's graduates preparing for doctoral dissertation work under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+77 more

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COMPSCI 990

Dissertation

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 990 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+60 more

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Recorded teaching history

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Fall 2026	COMPSCI 536	Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 702	Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 799	Master's Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 899	Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 990	Dissertation

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