What can the instructor do to improve this course? (1:00pm)

Go slower when explaining solution to acts

Should have answers to acts printed

So far, it’s going well.

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Spend more time on the subject!

By going over the harder problems. Do harder examples, so as to prepare for the exam.

Go through more detailed examples.

Lecture is great, most useful section of the class.

Making the lecture presentation slightly more animated, using the board a little more instead of the computer.

More demos, but only if relevant. Just throwing anything in would be pointless

Learn some jokes.

A few more acts and a few more demonstrations!

Give reference to the book so we can read and follow on our own.

Hand out cash and prizes! or not

More acts

More demos

The token answer more demos

Shoot the monkey everyday

Answering test like questions

More helpful hints when you use the help button on web homework assignments

Make it more applicable to questions or test questions

It might be beneficial to try to use the blackboard a little more because most people may be more familiar with working out the problems by hand rather than just reading something

Make it connect more, do problems in lect. Like homework

Make it more entertaining

He can spend more time explaining the concepts

Better half time

The pace is a little quick, maybe take ? on cyber prof or do examples like them

Do it again

Continue to be enthusiastic and do more demonstrations. Hands-on knowledge is better than using textbook knowledge always

More demonstrations more derivations

More detailed explanation of notes-instead of reading the slides word for word

More demonstrations

Work through some of the homework questions

Give less problems in discussion

Show boardwork on solving problems

More demos

Better examples, more depths in topics

Move a little faster and cover rotation in more depth (I hate it)

Incorporate the book into the lecture. Do problems that we will see in the homework, not problems that we can look at in 70 seconds know the answer

More demonstrations SHOOT THE MONKEY!

Move through concepts faster , do not linger. Do not demonstrate obvious concepts. Concentrate more on mathematical aspects and less on diagrams

Slow down its better to understand the material and maybe move exam dates (if necessary) cover less material than just rush through it

Have M, W, F, all 50 min

More demos and acts

It is decent enough

Relate the examples to the hw problems

Involve students more

Lecture is fine, some the discussion section problems are ridiculously difficult

Do more demos!

I HATE how discussion is 2 hours long. It is a waste of time. All we do is work problems and take a quiz. I can work problems and do my homework on my own time. Make discussion 50 minutes! Take 20 minutes for a quiz attended and the first 30 min. going over specific questions and problem areas where most people have problems. 2 hours is too LONG! CHANGE IT!!!

Less homeworkJ

Maybe make the acts similar to those problems that would be on exams

Go over more examples with actual numbers closer to the harder homework questions

Possibly discuss problems we’ll see in the discussion section so we know how to attempt to do the problems in discussion

Less derivation

Not much. He’s good

Slow down a bit, spend more time explaining how /why things work…More examples would be helpful. Sometimes the algebra is obscure or tricky, so explaining it more thoroughly would help significantly

Save the derivations for more complicated formulas

Go over problem solving techniques

Try to keep the class interesting

Spend more time teaching HOW to do problems

Slow down a bit

Not changing anything. It’s perfect

More demonstrations, acts & better jokes at halftime

More examples

He could teach my discussion session. Grade on a curve

Maybe relate the concepts tested on the homework & quizzes more to the ones covered in lecture

Try to explain ideas and theories through practical examples (tie in of ideas, I don’t mean more demos)

Make it easier to learn

Show more reasoning in his own words about how problems are solved

By writing his own notes

More acts that relate to homework

Discussion is terrible!

Shoot the monkey. Work through more problems

Do more problem solving

He’s good enough and humorous

A little bit more audience participation

Don’t know, I haven’t been here for a week

Slightly slower pace, but over all nothing

Dim the light. Seriously, the class is excellent maybe a webcast of lecture

More monkey. Also, more textbook homework suggestions could help

Slow down on the complicated information

Shoot more monkeys

Make it more math

Discussions should be more effective. If a group can not solve a problem, the TA doesn’t always have time to help all groups ,so the group remains stuck on that problem.

More application or example of how each topic is used

More demonstrations if possible

This course is too sporadic how it is set up. It doesn’t lend itself to learning very well

Go slower and not expect everyone to know everything…cus if we did, we wouldn’t be in this class

Ask if people understand

Smaller lecture demos. Discussion section focus less on groups

Have more demos

Discussions should contain more explanation by the TA

Do more examples of the new material

More monkey’s being shot in the spine from across the room

Do more problems that are difficult or on same level as homework

More demosJ

Emphasize really important parts/concepts/equations

Learn some better jokes for halftime

Keep doing lots of demos

Use TAs and discussion time to actually discuss topics that are difficult or problems

Explain some of the more difficult problems in lecture

Better jokes (try dirty humor)

Limit discussion sections to 1 hour

Slow down a little and change the lecture time from 1:15 to just 50 mins or so!

More demos

Interpretive dance before and during class

Give more equations like the range formula

Get better jokes

Dance before class and during halftime