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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Discrete Optimization by The University of Melbourne

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About the Course

Tired of solving Sudokus by hand? This class teaches you how to solve complex search problems with discrete optimization concepts and algorithms, including constraint programming, local search, and mixed-integer programming. Optimization technology is ubiquitous in our society. It schedules planes and their crews, coordinates the production of steel, and organizes the transportation of iron ore from the mines to the ports. Optimization clears the day-ahead and real-time markets to deliver electricity to millions of people. It organizes kidney exchanges and cancer treatments and helps scientists understand the fundamental fabric of life, control complex chemical reactions, and design drugs that may benefit billions of individuals. This class is an introduction to discrete optimization and exposes students to some of the most fundamental concepts and algorithms in the field. It covers constraint programming, local search, and mixed-integer programming from their foundations to their applications for complex practical problems in areas such as scheduling, vehicle routing, supply-chain optimization, and resource allocation....

Top reviews

SK

May 29, 2019

Exceptional coverage of optimization fundamentals. Learning of practical applied methods. Real university level course, no water down "data science". Absolutely love it! Thank you professor Pascal.

MG

May 6, 2024

To achieve success in this course, you will need college math up to and including Linear Algebra and 3 to 6 months of Python coding experience. This is nearly a graduate school level course.

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By CHENG J

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Dec 27, 2019

greet course that helps me a lot in understanding or

By Gauthier B

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Jul 13, 2019

Really interesting course!! Thank you to professors

By Prashant N E

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Apr 13, 2024

Very challenging, hands on course! It's awesome

By Ivan T

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Nov 30, 2023

Very challenging course but very instructive.

By Thiago M

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Jul 8, 2017

One of the best courses, really learned a lot

By Bhagwat k S

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Dec 29, 2016

Great course for every software professional.

By Alexey M

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Mar 6, 2017

The best course at Coursera I've had so far.

By alpc30

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Jun 12, 2020

very useful, interesting and challenging

By Tiago d O J

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Jul 3, 2020

The best optimization courser I had.

By Mauricio D

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Apr 7, 2023

Excellent course

Excellent teacher

By Shawn

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Apr 13, 2020

excellent and amazing experience

By Adam K

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Nov 20, 2016

Great course, enjoyed each hour.

By Josep d R

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Nov 15, 2016

Really interesting and engaging

By Lê B C

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Oct 2, 2018

useful for optimize researcher

By Meytal L

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Nov 21, 2017

Great course! Very challenging

By 臧泽林

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Aug 1, 2017

good, good, but some difficult

By Govind N

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Aug 6, 2022

Challenging yet fun course!

By Blas R M

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Feb 10, 2021

Very interesting and useful

By Zibo C

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Mar 9, 2021

Difficult but fulfilling!

By Ankush K

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Apr 26, 2020

This course is very good

By Shinny H

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Oct 16, 2016

Great course!! Love it!!

By Kamen P

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Oct 18, 2017

greatest course ever

By Shengdong X

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Apr 17, 2018

I love this course!

By Roberto p g j

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Jul 29, 2017

Very good course.

By Анисимов М И

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Apr 26, 2020

Nice hats though