Assessment of a New American Program in the Middle East

Thomas W. Rishel
Associate Professor
Weill Cornell Medical College
Doha, Qatar
rishel@math.cornell.edu

The Student Survey

Math 104 – Post-course survey

For the twelve topics listed in the table below:

Have you used them since the end of the semester?  [Yes, No, Maybe]

Should I teach the following topic again next semester? [Yes, No, Maybe]

How difficult was this specific topic?  [Easy, Okay, High]

                                          Used              Teach                 Next Year        Difficulty

Algebra

Trigonometry

Logs and Exponentials

Basic Derivatives

Derivative Word Problems

Integrals

Areas

Volumes

Partial Derivatives

Differential Equations

Biological Applications

Sherwood’s Lectures

Did you find the mathematics course useful?  (Be honest.)

If yes, why?  If no, how would you change it to make it useful?

Was there enough homework?  Should there be more, or less?  Why?

Which topic(s) do you remember most?  Why?

One goal of the course was to show the usefulness of mathematics to biology, chemistry, physics and medicine.  Was this goal achieved?

Why or why not?

Were the examinations and quizzes at the appropriate level?

Do you feel that your general reasoning skills improved as a result of the course?  If so, how and why did you think this happened?  If not, what would you suggest for improvement?

How useful  [Very, Some, Not] were the following?

          Lectures                                   ______

          Recitations                               ______

          Math Review                            ______

Differential Equations Notes            ______

How could the above be improved?

Would you add any topics to the course?  Which topics?

Would you drop any topics?  Which?

Any other comments?