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Qiaomin Xie

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 1 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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ISYE 320
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Xie is sweet, but not a great professor. Her lectures are not amazing, and cover a lot of material that may or may not be on the exam. The homework is incredibly difficult, as we do no related examples in class or lab, and our professor and TA are not great at helping. We are expected to know a lot of information prior to the course.
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Classes with Qiaomin Xie

ISYE 320

Simulation and Probabilistic Modeling

3 credits

ISYE 320 teaches analysis of stochastic systems through analytic methods and computer simulation, covering queuing, Markov processes, and simulation project management.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Qiaomin Xie is described as sweet but not a great professor, with lectures that are not amazing and cover potentially irrelevant material. Reviewers note that homework is incredibly difficult due to a lack of related examples in class or lab and insufficient help from the professor and TA.

Qiaomin Xie

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ISYE 321

Simulation Modeling Laboratory

1 credits

ISYE 321 is a simulation modeling laboratory focusing on computer exercises with random variables, queuing systems, and simulation software projects.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.38 GPA, 53.6% A/AB (n=56 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 93.0% A/AB (n=43 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Qiaomin Xie

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ISYE 624

Stochastic Modeling Techniques

3 credits

ISYE 624 teaches stochastic modeling techniques for systems with uncertainty, focusing on application in logistics, production, and service industries.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Qiaomin Xie

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ISYE 320Simulation and Probabilistic Modeling
Fall 2026ISYE 321Simulation Modeling Laboratory
Fall 2026ISYE 624Stochastic Modeling Techniques
Fall 2026ISYE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026ISYE 990Research and Thesis

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