North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey:
Department of Mathematics
INSTRUCTIONS:
The Department of Mathematics is very interested in your opinions, and believes
that as a graduating senior you can provide it with useful information to
help evaluate and improve its program. We appreciate you taking the time to
answer these questions.
To answer a question, click on
the bubble for the answer you are choosing. Once you have answered all the
questions, you must hit the SUBMIT button at the end of the form to
submit your answers.
Please rate the extent to which you agree or disagree
with each of the following statements about your experiences in the Department of
Mathematics.
Agree
Tend to agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Tend to disagree
Disagree
Not Applicable
1.
My program included enough classroom presentations
for me to gain good oral presentation skills
2.
My program included enough written reports for me to
gain good report-writing skills.
3.
My program provided good training for the analysis and
interpretation of data.
4.
The coursework activities in my program as a whole required
synthesis, creativity, and open-ended thinking.
5.
Based on the quality of teaching and education I received in my program, I would
recommend it to a friend.
6. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225,
should be a pre-requisite for Intro to Linear Algebra and Matrices, MA 405.
7. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225, is a
good pre-requisite for Intro to Modern Algebra, MA 407.
8. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225, is a
good pre-requisite for Mathematical Analysis I, MA 425.
9. If you could use any reference materials or
software, indicate your level of confidence in your ability to complete
each of the following tasks.
Completely confident
Somewhat confident
Not very confident
Could not do it
a. Make a sound case as to the correctness of a given
mathematical argument, explaining any problems that are found and suggesting ways to
remedy the problems.
b. Generate correct and convincing proofs.
c. Present mathematics to peers
in writing or with oral presentations.
d. Present mathematical arguments in a
problem-solution format, both in writing and orally, for audiences of
non-mathematicians who need to act on the solution to the problem.
e. Explain basic abstract algebraic
concepts such as homomorphisms and quotient groups and rings.
f. Explain the mathematical meaning of
limits, continuity, differentiability, and integration.
g. Given a matrix, diagonalize it.
10. Which of the following statements best describes how well you think your grades
generally match your expectations?
11. And which of the following statements best
describes how well you think your grades generally match your ability?
