What would you like to see in future studios?
I would like to see more instruction on how to use mathematica itself. I find the platform very useful
and interesting, but as someone who has never done any sort of coding on a computer before, I
struggle with reaching the full potential of the platform.
I think that future studios would benefit from having a little more explanation behind each section,
and maybe a "table of contents" sort of approach at the beginning so that we could better manage
our time.
I might like to see a little bit of an introduction to the topic of the studios so that we may go into the
studios a little less blindly.
I would like to see more questions or challenges where we have to manipulate the equation to get the
graph to look a certain way or move in a certain fashion.
I would like to see more collaboration- working with others in order to work through problems,
troubleshoot, and deepen understanding of concepts. It helps to say your ideas out loud and use
others' ideas to develop your understanding of a concept.
I would like to see how taking the derivative of the graphs equations does to the graph.
I would like to see more planes surfaces written in matrix form.
Less hitting enter and more step by step tutorials.
Only further utilization of different equations in the R3/R4 dimensions. I'd like to see how different
equations, not just conic sections, have 2d/3d/4d analogues.
I don't exactly understand completely what the studios are going to be so I still don't
really know what I would like to see. I apologize for the lack of imput.
I like what we've done so far which is just exploring these graphs and trying to visualize them. I would
like maybe more examples and scenarios if possible just to try and learn as much of this new content
as possible.
In the future, I would like to see less introductory work in the studios, and more application or
challenge problems. Taking this course means that I love math, and am always up for a challenge.
I mostly just want to get more familiar with Wolfram, it is fairly complex and it can get cluttered when
multiple functions are executed at once.
More surfaces with nonexistent points
I would personally believe a smaller amount of content problems in the studio would be beneficial
because students are more concerned with finishing rather than understanding and reflecting.
I would like to see how derivatives and integrals come in to play in 3D.
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I'd like to see further application of mathematica's modeling system. I'd like to
see integration commands too. Other than that I do not know what to expect.
I'd like to see further application of mathematica's modeling system. I'd like to see integration
commands too. Other than that I do not know what to expect.
In future studios I think it would be more helpful if for each surface (or at least the primary surfaces)
that the notebook start with plotting the conic curve, then plotting the 2-dimensional contour plot,
and lastly the 3DContour Plot.
A sheet of different basic commands when we begin graphing ourselves would be appreciated so that
we get a feel for typing code ourselves. More class discussion after doing a section in the studio is
helpful to learn from our peers and ensure that everyone is developing correct ideas and moving
along at a good pace.
In the future, I would like if studios had more structure. I generally like to have a clear idea in my head
of a task so I know how well I have done it and what information I am lacking in completing it. I find it
helpful to answer questions with a definite right/wrong answer that I can then learn from.
More graphics to help with tricky visual concepts, such as the directional derivative.
I would like to see multiple quadrics graphed on the same set of axes, showing intersections and the
like. I would also like if there would be more of a watch and learn type of class, where we observed
the professors working with mathematica.
I would like to see more incite into animating objects relative to a variable or set of variables.
a short intro to the commands we will be using in mathematica if they are new or we are using them
for a different purpose than what we have used them before. This way we will be better able to learn
how to use mathematica.
I would like to use mathematica more and get more training
I would like to see us dive deeper into surfaces and move beyond the basic surfaces, but don't make
the notebooks too long or else we have to rush and then we can't really take the time to understand
what we are doing.
I would like if we could see the ending questions at the beginning, so we know what we are working
towards.
It would be nice if future studios contained questions with clearer explanations of
instructions/objectives. Especially since I'm still getting used to this class and mathematica, I spend a
lot of time just trying to figure out what I need to be doing and what my goals should be for each
studio.
The occasional drawing of 3d shapes and surfaces on the board from the professors so i may learn
how to better draw them and understand them myself.
I wouldn't mind seeing larger group work with more complex problems, and the solving of application
problems.
It would be beneficial to see these graphs and equations in application and use them to solve
problems.
Whatever could help visualize what we're learning about in regular class. It's helpful for me to be able
to visually see what I'm doing, because I get more of a sense of what's happening.
I would like to see more explanations of how the commands in Mathematica are set up and why
different commands require different information about the variables and bounds.
It would be beneficial to see these graphs and equations in application and use them to solve
problems.
I would like to see more work in mathematica. While I like the open endedness of the set up, I would
like some sort of an overview on the basics of the program. I find myself struggling in just
understanding some of the basic functions.
More projects like last week and less projects like the first week. This last week's project had
the right amount of direction as well as self-exploration.
More projects like last week and less projects like the first week. This last week's project had the right
amount of direction as well as self-exploration.
I would like to see more of the graphs with variables that you can manipulate because I think it helps
me understand what each variable does to the function.
More pre-coded things that we can just mess with to see how differences in the signs and values
affect the surface.
I would like to see more graphical representations of what we are learning.
Getting to watch the professors go through the studio and see what goes through their heads as they
do the studio
Maybe further explanation of the programming aspects of each section, as many students (myself
included) haven't been as exposed to that as others.
More homework like problems
I like the way it is now.
Honestly I think you guys hit the nail on the head. I look forward to seeing the 3D printed surfaces,
and have no real complaints as far as the studio goes; however, it would be cool to have a
competition to see who could print the coolest surface.
I would like to write more of the commands in future studios. As of right now, we have only run
commands and made some changes to the existing ones. By writing my own commands, I should be
able to remember the commands better.
I would like to see more challenge questions. There has to some practice with mathmatica, but having
one question that is difficult and that can be worked out in a group is a lot of fun. The reward for
answering it is much greater than any of the other simpler questions.
Summary questions that could be put at both the beginning and the end, so that we could look for
specific pieces of information and make note of potential pieces of the answer as we go along and
then be able to assemble them at the end instead of having to search back through our lab notes in
order to find answers.
Extensive use the the "Manipulate" mechanics has aided in my ability to see how a variable changes
the quadric surface as a whole, so I would like to see more of that for sure.
I would like to see different surfaces and multidimensional concepts that we work on in the future
applied to problems that we are working on in order for me to better understand the concepts given
to me.
I would like to see more thing that help with the concepts addressed in the class.
More analysis of the standard equation for a conic (i.e. manipulating variables in that equation)
I personally would enjoy having studios where a complex problem is presented and we have two
hours to figure it out to the best of our ability. Whether or not that depends on Mathematica is up to
others but after the visualization factor (in three space) is understood, the application piece seems
more important to me.
I like what we've been doing because i'm a terrible drawer so I like seeing what the surfaces actually
look like.
In the future, I would like to learn how to apply more useful functions to these plots. I have a basic
understanding of how Mathematica works, but it would also be nice if we could use other commands
to check our work for surface integrals and partial differentiation and such.
I would like to have some example problems thrown into the Mathematica notebook where we can
try to do them in our journals and then check our answers with Mathematica. I think that these
examples would really help solidify my understanding of the concepts.
In future studios I would like to see more work on projects such as the one at the end of the second
notebook where it asked us to graph all of the quadric surfaces. I like more open ended problems like
this rather than just shift entering through pre-written code.
I enjoy how we're able to solve the problems independently, so I'd like to see that continue.
In future studios, I might like to see how Mathematica could be used to solve problems, or use
Mathematica to see how certain equations are derived.
I would like to see more of an outline of the goals that we should accomplish during the studio time.
That way we can make sure we can get through everything and not get caught up playing around with
a certain program and miss key steps further in the studio assignment.
In future studios, I would like to see the relationships between surfaces, shapes, and their integrals as
well as the Mathematica programming that goes with it.
As I get more comfortable with Mathematica, I would like to see more challenges (such as the
parabola challenge in the first notebook) that we can try optionally.
I might like to see more 3D functions and learn how to derive and integrate them in future studios.
More of a problem solving now that we kind of have the basics of mathematica.
In general, I thought the studio was well structured so it is difficult to think of improvements. If
anything, some of the directions in the Mathematica file were slightly confusing, including some of
the questions. Therefore, more straightforward directions as to what we are expected to answer
would be a nice thing to see.