questions to anwer.
- Do you regard the course to be easy or hard?
- 0% (0 st) Very easy.
- 50% (2 st) Easy.
- 50% (2 st) Average.
- 0% (0 st) Rather hard.
- 0% (0 st) Very hard.
- Were the goals of the course clear to you from the start?
- 75% (3 st) Yes.
- 25% (1 st) Not sure.
- 0% (0 st) No.
- Do you think the course is interesting and meaningful?
- 100% (4 st) Yes, very.
- 0% (0 st) Yes.
- 0% (0 st) Neutral.
- 0% (0 st) Not really.
- 0% (0 st) No.
- Do you think you had sufficient knowledge about mathematics and computing when the course started?
- 50% (2 st) Yes.
- 50% (2 st) Not sure.
- 0% (0 st) No.
- What do you think about the course book Computational Differential Equations (CDE)?
- 25% (1 st) Very good.
- 0% (0 st) Good.
- 50% (2 st) Ok.
- 25% (1 st) Not that good.
- 0% (0 st) Bad.
- 0% (0 st) I have not used it.
Comments on the book:
The structure is hard to understand, and it is more a juxtaposition of every possible cases than a clear structured theoretical presentation of the subject, outlining the important concepts and procedures. But it's my opinion, maybe others prefer this systematic way of tackling problems.
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Exercises are badly written such as "prove the previous".
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Some of the parts need to be modify for mistakes.
- What do you think about the course homepage?
- 75% (3 st) Very good.
- 25% (1 st) Good.
- 0% (0 st) Ok.
- 0% (0 st) Not that good.
- 0% (0 st) Bad.
- 0% (0 st) I have not used it.
Comments on the homepage:
The hints ,the news, the exams before, and also the lecture notes are all very good.
- How many of the lectures have you attended?
- 0% (0 st) Less than 20%.
- 0% (0 st) 20-40%.
- 25% (1 st) 40-60%.
- 0% (0 st) 60-80%.
- 75% (3 st) More than 80%.
- What do you think about the lectures from a pedagogical point of view? (Is the material presented well? Is the lecturer speaking and writing clear? Is the projector used sufficiently/too much?)
- 75% (3 st) Very good.
- 25% (1 st) Good.
- 0% (0 st) Acceptable.
- 0% (0 st) Not that good.
- 0% (0 st) Bad.
- 0% (0 st) Have not participated.
Comments on the lectures (constructive suggestions welcome):
If the lecturer recommand some books for prerequisite, it will be better for us, for I think just the CDE book is not enough.
- Are you preparing for the lectures (reading relevant sections in the book etc.)?
- 0% (0 st) Yes, always.
- 25% (1 st) Often.
- 25% (1 st) Sometimes.
- 25% (1 st) Seldom.
- 25% (1 st) Never.
- How many of the excercise sessions have you attended
- 0% (0 st) Less than 20%.
- 0% (0 st) 20-40%.
- 0% (0 st) 40-60%.
- 50% (2 st) 60-80%.
- 50% (2 st) More than 80%.
- What do you think about the excercise sessions pedagogically? (Is the teacher writing clear? Is there a good contact between teacher and student?)
- 50% (2 st) Very good.
- 50% (2 st) Good.
- 0% (0 st) Acceptable.
- 0% (0 st) Not that good.
- 0% (0 st) Bad.
- 0% (0 st) Have not participated.
Comments on the excercise sessions (constructive suggestions are welcome):
Everything is good except for the schedule. All the note are not accessible on the homepage, and the concent is different from the schedule.
- Do you get sufficient help at the computer sessions?
- 25% (1 st) Yes, always.
- 50% (2 st) Often.
- 0% (0 st) Sometimes.
- 0% (0 st) Seldom.
- 0% (0 st) Never.
Comments on the computer sessions:
They seemed rather redundant. After all, Matlab is really a prerequisite for the course. The time spent on the computer could be used for solving FEM in circular domains or elascticity problems.
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It's really good.
- How much time did you spend on part A of the project?
- 25% (1 st) Less than 9 hours.
- 75% (3 st) 9-14 hours.
- 0% (0 st) 15-20 hours.
- 0% (0 st) More than 20 hours.
Comments on part A of the project:
Red-green was fun to write. However, to do it computationally efficiently would require a more systematic approach.
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If I can understand the Puffin better before the lab session, it will be good.
- How much time did you spend on part B of the project?
- 25% (1 st) Less than 9 hours.
- 50% (2 st) 9-14 hours.
- 25% (1 st) 15-20 hours.
- 0% (0 st) More than 20 hours.
Comments on part B of the project:
It overlapped badly with the exam that I read only an hour for in the middle of the night. Project B's deadline should definitely be a week before the exam!
B was not as challenging as A.
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Until now, I still can't understand the AssembleMatrix file well.
- How much time did you spend on part A and B of the problem sheet?
- 75% (3 st) Less than 9 hours.
- 0% (0 st) 9-14 hours.
- 25% (1 st) 15-20 hours.
- 0% (0 st) More than 20 hours.
Comments on part A and B of the problem sheet:
All are useful for preparing for the exam.
- Do you think the written exam reflects the content of the course?
- 50% (2 st) Very good.
- 50% (2 st) Good.
- 0% (0 st) Ok.
- 0% (0 st) Not that good.
- 0% (0 st) Bad.
- 0% (0 st) Did not take the exam.
- How many other courses have you studied at the same time as this course?
- 25% (1 st) One.
- 25% (1 st) Two.
- 0% (0 st) Three.
- 50% (2 st) Four or more.
- How large part of your total study time have you spent on this course?
- 0% (0 st) Less than 15%.
- 50% (2 st) 15-30%.
- 25% (1 st) 30-50%.
- 25% (1 st) 50-70%.
- 0% (0 st) More than 70%.
- This course gives 4p. What do you think about that compared to other courses?
- 75% (3 st) It is fair with 4p.
- 0% (0 st) Should be 5p.
- 0% (0 st) Should be 6p.
- 25% (1 st) 4p is too much.
- Suggestions to improvements the course:
Students should be required to prove the inequalities that were used. Proofs of some important theorems should be given as well.
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No suggestion. for everything is good.
- Additional comments on the course:
No