What do you like best about this course?:

this is interesting.

I enjoyed the earlier material and the application of using Laplace Transform in solving differential equations.

Matt is the best TA I have ever had and is one of the smartest people I have ever talked to. No matter how poorly you word a question, Matt somehow knows what you mean and has an answer that goes above and beyond. Matt effortlessly guides students from no understand and complete confusion to clarity and competence. Matt has been by far the best thing about the class and I wish him the all the best in the future.

I did not attend any office hours or reach out to Matthew Charnley (TA). However, from all the emails he has sent and trying to keep everyone updated on how they can contact him for more help shows that he was dedicated to trying to aid the students.

I liked how the material was presented in a straightforward way.

I liked all of the review sessions.

N/A - See Terrence Butler

Topics toward the end of the class were fairly interesting

It deals with various information that can be applied in real life.

N/A

The TA is very knowledgeable about the subject and tries his best to help the students the best he can.

The time of the course

If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:

I think this proffesor’s teaching is pretty effective i don’t want to do something different.

I would make the latter half of the material presented in a manner which was more easily understood. There seemed to be a lot of different cases for solving Boundary Value Problems which kind somewhat blended together in terms of applying different techniques.

offer recitation to some sections at least

I think he did a good job from what I could tell. As stated above, I did not get to experience his teaching style first hand.

I would not change anything about the course.

Recitations would have been helpful.

It would have been nice to see Matt in class more because he was always so helpful (also so that he can actually keep up with what we are doing in the class so Butler doesn't surprise him)

How homework was graded

Have everything in the class build upon each other.

N/A

There was a lack of communication between the instructor and the TA which lead to uncertainties regarding the material on the exams.

I would give extra credit for group study

In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:

he give full attention in iffice hours and help to deal with challenges we face in this course.

No matter how hard Rutgers makes me want to hate math, Matt keeps that light alive because he is terrific.

Matthew Charnley has not encouraged my intellectual growth or progress. This is not due to his style of teaching but more because of the lack of meetings I have had with him.

He is always so enthusiastic about everything and he always has a smile on his face. I enjoy being in the same room as him since he truly does bring a positive energy wherever he goes.

Always helpful and showed me the "behind the scenes" of how we could get to certain conclusions, made me more interested in math

None

The enthusiasm of the instructor made the class more interesting.

N/A

Tough grader

Other comments or suggestions::

overall excellent professor.

Matthew Charnley seemed enthusiastic and flexible to the students. He was very active and I am sure that carried over to his teaching style.

Great guy.

Keep doing the workshop and review sessions, they are very helpful

One of the best TA's that I've had so far at Rutgers

Professor shouldn’t make mistakes in class to much. Students are supposed to

 What was your level of interaction with the TA?:

Average

not that bad

I did not go to any of the TA's office hours, nor did I participate in the online office hours, although I did look at some of the notes which he posted and attempted to watch some of the online office hours after they had been conducted for further insight into topics which I saw were covered in that office hour.

Fairly often

frequent

I never went to office hours for this course.

I rarely interacted with the TA. My class/work schedule conflicted with the TA's availability.

Office hours fairly often

Occasional office hours and review sessions

None

high

Moderate

Occasionally asked him a question related to a concept or homework question outside of class

Very minimal but good when I had to.

Almost none, except for review sessions before exams

Went almost every week

10/10

Do you think there should be a TA for this course? Why or why not?:

Yes, extra help is always great. Also, students can get a different explanation or examples in order to better understand the problem.

i don’t think TA is needed for this course.

I think there definitely needs to be a TA for the course because it does get very complicated and I think there needs to be someone to go to besides the professor to get assistance form. Professor Butler is also quite old and therefore may not be as reliable during his office hours as some of the TAs would be

YES

Yes I think the TA was useful to many students.

I personally did not require a TA for this course. However, a TA in any math course should be required. Students have different learning preferences. Some may not find lectures effective but much rather 1 on 1 or small group learning environments which is why a TA proves useful in this course.

Yes because the professor was awful

Yes, very helpful for homework questions and to get a second way to explain how to approach the problems

Yes because there should definitely be someone else to teach the material besides the professor since the professor makes so many mistakes in every example he does.

yes, to help you understand the material you don't get from the lecture.

Yes. Review sessions were helpful! It was nice having additional resources.

Absolutely, Matt was an invaluable resource and was always helpful at explaining things that could not be cleared up from the class or book

Yes because the professor may be busy dealing with other students and work.

Yes, there should be a TA. The exam review sessions are very helpful.

Yes, because the TA's sometimes explain concepts in a way that the professor can't, and the way the TA explains it just clicks.

Yes, it is very helpful and is a necessity.

They should because the professor can’t teach

What do you like best about this course?:

Good sense of humor with a very positive attitude toward students.

As a lover of calculus, I found the topics very interesting

Matt gives the most practical essence of the course

The organization of material

He held review sessions before our exams, which allowed us to go over key problems that we had questions on. This greatly helped prepare us for the exam.

If you were teaching this course, what would you do differently?:

Nothing.

Be more accessible to the students

Do it more often, I wish this course had a recitation

More help regarding PDEs

I would not do anything differently.

In what ways, if any, has this course or the instructor encouraged your intellectual growth and progress?:

None.

It has not

None

The TA was very knowledgeable about the material and helped answer our questions.

Other comments or suggestions::

I didn't see the ta at all this semester

NA

 What was your level of interaction with the TA?:

None.

Didn't know him

I didn't really need to go see the TA for anything but when we came into class a few times, he seemed to want to make himself as available as possible. He offered online resources and a lot of extra help which I thought was a very good idea for this class.

went to the ta before the test

Went to the review sessions

Attended review sessions for exams I and II and the final exam workshops

I attended the exam review sessions and they were pretty helpful.

Frequent during exams

I didn't go to office hours, but I went to all the review sessions and found them very helpful.

I went to his review sessions for the exams.

very low; I have never seen him in action because I do not go to his office hours.

not a lot

 Do you think this course should have a TA? Why or why not?:

Yes, it helps students digest what they learned.

Yes. Easier access to one on one help.

It should have a recitation where the ta teaches the material

Yes. The material is difficult sometimes and if a student needed help, having a TA would definitely help

I think the TA should be more involved

Yes, this course should have a TA.

Yes, this course should have recitations.

Yes because sometimes the professor can't cover everything in a clear way and the TA is great to answer any questions that the students might have.

Yes. The TA taught me more material than the professor.

Yes, there should be a TA for the class. Having an extra person that can explain concepts differently from the professor is very helpful and useful. The TA provides a different perspective and approach to problems that are helpful for topics we do not fully understand.

Yes, considering that a lot of people in this course asks for help all the time.

Doesn't really matter for me tbh. I never went to any office hour etc. I'm doing fine.