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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 536
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 536
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 536
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 536
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 536
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 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

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

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
COMPSCI 839

Core Topics in Computing

3 credits

COMPSCI 839 covers selected topics from advanced areas in computing.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Aws AlbarghouthiAkarsh Prabhakara+4 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2025COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2025COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2025COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2025COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2022COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Spring 2022COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2021COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2020COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2019COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2019COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2019COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2018COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages
Spring 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages
Spring 2016COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 536Introduction to Programming Languages and Compilers
Fall 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2015COMPSCI 704Principles of Programming Languages

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