Eric Balkanski

Teaching in Fall 2026

5 courses

IEOR 3608

Foundations of Optimization

3 credits84 / 90 seats

Section 001 of IEOR 3608 Foundations of Optimization Call 14498
MW 11:40am–12:55pmFAYERWEATHER FAY 310
6 of 90 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

IEOR 3900

Undergrad Research or Project

1–3 credits1 / 40 seats

Section 003 of IEOR 3900 Undergrad Research or Project Call 15584
Meeting time not published
39 of 40 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

IEOR 4010

Artificial Intelligence for OR and FE

3 credits113 / 170 seats

Section 001 of IEOR 4010 Artificial Intelligence for OR and FESEMINARCall 14505
MW 10:10am–11:25amPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 428
17 of 70 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 002 of IEOR 4010 Artificial Intelligence for OR and FE Call 15835
MW 8:40am–9:55amMATHEMATICS BUILDING MAT 203
40 of 100 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

IEOR 4900

Masters Research or Project

1–3 credits0 / 40 seats

Section 003 of IEOR 4900 Masters Research or Project Call 15548
Meeting time not published
40 of 40 seats left
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IEOR 9101

Research

1–6 credits0 / 20 seats

Section 003 of IEOR 9101 Research Call 15514
Meeting time not published
20 of 20 seats left
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What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=4, 2024–2025

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.0 / 5

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

No signal

Difficulty

3.5 / 5 · Hard

Overall sentiment

Positive

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (4)

By the numbers

198 students55% of seats

Courses

Sections

360

Seats offered

7h 30m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 29 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

3 buildings this term

Flat map — motion reduced

FAYERWEATHER · PUPIN LABORATORIES · MATHEMATICS BUILDING

Teaching rhythm

27 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

33h 45m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

84 at peakMon 11:40am

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon & Wed
Largest section: 84 students in IEOR 3608 §001
Buildings: FAYERWEATHER · PUPIN LABORATORIES · MATHEMATICS BUILDING