End of Semester Survey – Spring 2004
Studio Physics I
Thank you for participating in this survey to help us improve the course. Your name
will not be recorded but we would like to know your section number:
_____ Section Number
The first 16 questions relate to how well we taught the major course topics. If the
topic was substantially new to you or we covered it in significantly greater depth, you
should pick answers A-D. If the topic was a review of material you already learned
in a previous high school or college course, pick answers E or F.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
I learned a lot about the topic and I could apply my knowledge to other courses.
I learned a significant amount about the topic.
I learned a small amount about the topic.
I learned nothing significant about the topic.
I already had this topic but I learned something new or learned it better.
I already had this topic and I learned little or nothing new about it.
_____ 1. Basic Equations of Motion
_____ 2. 2D Projectile Motion
_____ 3. Newton’s Laws of Motion / Free-Body Diagrams
_____ 4. Complex Acceleration Problems / Uniform Circular Motion
_____ 5. Impulse / Momentum
_____ 6. Conservation of Momentum
_____ 7. Work / Kinetic Energy
_____ 8. Conservative Forces / Potential Energy / Conservation of Energy
_____ 9. Non-Conservative Forces / Collisions
_____ 10. Equations of Rotational Motion
_____ 11. Torque / Angular Momentum
_____ 12. Conservation of Angular Momentum
_____ 13. Electric Force / Electric Field
_____ 14. Electric Potential / Electric Potential Energy
_____ 15. Magnetic Field / Magnetic Force on a Moving Charged Particle
_____ 16. e/m Ratio / Mass Spectrometer
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For questions 17-20, we ask you to rank the four major components of Studio Physics
I in the order they contributed to your overall learning of Physics I – at whatever level
you felt you learned it. Pick each letter once. The four major components are:
A. Reading.
B. Lecture.
C. Activity.
D. Homework.
_____ 17. The most important of the four components.
_____ 18. The second most important of the four components.
_____ 19. The third most important of the four components.
_____ 20. The least important of the four components.
For questions 21-24, we ask you to rank the four types of activities we did in Studio
Physics I in the order they contributed to your learning the topic of the day for that
type of activity. Pick each letter once. The four types of activities are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
LoggerPro (motion sensor, force probe, etc. feeding into laptop)
VideoPoint (digitized videos on laptop)
Pencil and paper exercises.
Directly working with equipment (e/m Ratio Experiment).
_____ 21. The most useful type of activity contributing to your learning.
_____ 22. The second most useful type of activity contributing to your learning.
_____ 23. The third most useful type of activity contributing to your learning.
_____ 24. The least useful type of activity contributing to your learning.
For questions 25-27, rate the usefulness of the textbook using the following answers:
A. Very useful.
B. Somewhat useful.
C. Only a little useful.
D. Not useful.
_____ 25. Preparing for class before the lecture.
_____ 26. Using as a reference for figuring out how to solve homework problems.
_____ 27. Studying for tests.
For the rest of the questions, answer “Y” for yes, “N” for no. Leave blank if not
applicable or you have no opinion either way.
_____ 28. I wanted to see more demos during lectures.
_____ 29. I wanted to participate more actively with my professor during lectures.
_____ 30. My graduate TA did a fair or good job explaining homework problems.
_____ 31. My graduate TA was helpful during activities.
_____ 32. My undergraduate TA was helpful during activities.
_____ 33. Room crowding / layout / class size issues adversely affected my learning.
_____ 34. Projector / room light / viewing issues adversely affected my learning.
_____ 35. The “Exercise” portions of some activities helped me learn the topics.
_____ 36. The activities should be less structured in step-by-step fashion.
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