North Carolina State University
2011-2012 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.

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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	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
2. My program included enough written reports for me to gain good report-writing skills.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
3. My program provided good training for the analysis and interpretation of data.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
4. The coursework activities in my program as a whole required synthesis, creativity, and open-ended thinking.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
5. Based on the quality of teaching and education I received in my program, I would recommend it to a friend.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
6. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225, should be a pre-requisite for Intro to Linear Algebra and Matrices, MA 405.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
7. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225, is a good pre-requisite for Intro to Modern Algebra, MA 407.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable
8. Foundations of Advanced Mathematics, MA 225, is a good pre-requisite for Mathematical Analysis I, MA 425.	Agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Disagree	Not applicable

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.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
b. Generate correct and convincing proofs.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
c. Present mathematics to peers in writing or with oral presentations.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
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.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
e. Explain basic abstract algebraic concepts such as homomorphisms and quotient groups and rings.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
f. Explain the mathematical meaning of limits, continuity, differentiability, and integration.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it
g. Given a matrix, diagonalize it.	Completely confident	Somewhat confident	Not very confident	Could not do it

10. Which of the following statements best describes how well you think your grades generally match your expectations?
In general my grades are worse than I expect to get
In general I get the grades I expect to get
In general my grades are better than I expect to get

11. And which of the following statements best describes how well you think your grades generally match your ability?
In general my grades underestimate my ability
In general my grades reflect my ability
In general my grades overestimate my ability

12. Please use this space to share any general comments you have about your experience in the College or your department, and/or tell us why you were particularly satisfied or dissatisfied with any aspect of your education in the College.

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