| Zeilberger Doron zeilberg Fall 2018, 01:640:250:02 — INTRO LINEAR ALGEBRA (index #04688) Enrollment= 80, Responses= 33 Part A: University-wide Questions: |
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| Strong Disagree 1 |
Strong Agree 5 |
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| 1. The instructor was prepared for class and presented the material in an organized manner. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4.73 | 4.37 | 4.36 | 4.37 |
| 2. The instructor responded effectively to student comments and questions. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4.73 | 4.28 | 4.29 | 4.24 |
| 3. The instructor generated interest in the course material. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 4.56 | 4.02 | 4.08 | 4.09 |
| 4. The instructor had a positive attitude toward assisting all students in understanding course material. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4.75 | 4.35 | 4.37 | 4.35 |
| 5. The instructor assigned grades fairly. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 4.31 | 4.14 | 4.19 | 4.19 |
| 6. The instructional methods encouraged student learning. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4.66 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 4.01 |
| 7. I learned a great deal in this course. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 4.72 | 4.19 | 4.17 | 4.03 |
| 8. I had a strong prior interest in the subject matter and wanted to take this course. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4.03 | 3.81 | 3.92 | 3.56 |
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| 9. I rate the teaching effectiveness of the instructor as: | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4.59 | 4.11 | 4.07 | 4.04 |
| 10. I rate the overall quality of the course as: | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 4.59 | 4.11 | 4.01 | 3.91 |
What do you like best about this course?:
Attendant quiz is an excellent idea. Very helpful.
This was my first time learning math in an abstract manner, and I understood mathematical concepts better.
The professor
The Instructor
Course material
Dr. Z's explosive attitude made things less boring than they could've been
This course was organized very well in a way that was easy to understand. The professor was very encouraging.
everything
I like how all quiz and attendance quiz solutions were posted online very clearly.
I really enjoyed all the connections that Dr. Z made to computer science, such as defining operations with inputs and outputs, talking about how linear algebra is used for machine learning, and more.
You really seem to want everyone to succeed! I love that!
Personality of professor
Doctor Zeilberg
If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:
Sometimes the pacing was a little too quick and I had trouble following the steps.
Weekly quizzes were super helpful study resources
Make attendance policy clearer. Provide more time for quizes. Make quizzes at end of class, can't always help the bus situation and make it on time, i think its only fair.
Nothing
Not deduct majority points off on exams and quizzes for careless mistakes- they are so commonplace, that to deduct most or all the points due to careless mistakes during test time unfairly represents whether the student has mastered the material or not
nothing
I was curious about linear transformations, so I wish we would have covered those.
None
Stop bothering people about their phones!!! It's really distracting. Class time could be utilized much more effectively if you just left people alone. Maybe tell people they have to sit in the back half of the room if they want to use their devices. Don't spend so much time explaining Maple. It's very simple to use and hardly anyone actually does use it. When you hand quizzes back, don't tell every single person what they did wrong. It's an enormous waste of time, and they can see right on the quiz what they did wrong.
nothing
Nothing. Dr.Z is the GOAT
In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:
Homeworks helped me really understand concepts, and clarified some things for me in multivariable that I was confused about.
Learn more about course material
Pointed out a few uses for linear algebra that could possibly be relevant for my future
everything
The professor really cares about the students and wants all of them to pass the class.
Dr. Z is extremely engaging and encouraging. He made a real effort to learn everyone's names and is one of the few professors that show an awareness of pedagogical strategies
Dr. Z has made me thinking about computer science concepts in a mathematical way and has enhanced my mathematical reasoning skills.
By making sure no one in class used cell phones or laptops which most professors do not do
He encourages that you do not make mistakes.
Other comments or suggestions::
Overall, I loved this class a lot. Dr Z is an amazing and entertaining lecturer. I look forward to taking future math classes with him.
None
One of the best teachers/professors I've ever had.
I look forward to using linear algebra for computer science and engineering applications.