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UCT Physics PHY321F
Evaluation by students 2005


UCT PHY321F 2005 ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN); THERMAL (CLEYMANS); COMPUTATIONAL (
FEARICK)
Evaluation on 29 May 2005: 9 ex 10 replied; analysis 050718

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Enjoyment of lectures 
average =  3.89
hated them                    1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   3*** 
                              4   4**** 
loved them                    5   2** 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Enjoyment of lectures 
average =  3.22
hated them                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   5***** 
                              4   3*** 
loved them                    5   0 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Enjoyment of lectures 
average =  3.33
hated them                    1   0 
                              2   3*** 
                              3   2** 
                              4   2** 
loved them                    5   2** 

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Presentation of lectures 
average =  4.33
terrible                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   0 
                              4   6****** 
brilliant                     5   3*** 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Presentation of lectures 
average =  3.44
terrible                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   5***** 
                              4   4**** 
brilliant                     5   0 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Presentation of lectures 
average =  4.00
terrible                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   2** 
                              4   5***** 
brilliant                     5   2** 

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Stimulation by lectures
average =  4.11
very low                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   1* 
                              4   6****** 
very high                     5   2** 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Stimulation by lectures
average =  3.33
very low                      1   1* 
                              2   0 
                              3   5***** 
                              4   1* 
very high                     5   2** 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Stimulation by lectures
average =  3.11
very low                      1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   5***** 
                              4   1* 
very high                     5   1* 

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Level of Difficulty 
average =  3.22
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   7******* 
                              4   2** 
too difficult                 5   0 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Level of Difficulty 
average =  3.44
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   4**** 
                              4   3*** 
too difficult                 5   1* 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Level of Difficulty 
average =  2.78
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   7******* 
                              4   0 
too difficult                 5   0 

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Speed of lectures 
average =  3.22
too slow                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   7******* 
                              4   2** 
too fast                      5   0 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Speed of lectures 
average =  3.22
too slow                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   7******* 
                              4   2** 
too fast                      5   0 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Speed of lectures 
average =  2.89
too slow                      1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   8******** 
                              4   0 
too fast                      5   0 

ELECTROMAGNETISM (ASCHMAN) Lecturer approachability 
average =  5.00
not at all                    1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   0 
                              4   0 
very approachable             5   9********* 

THERMAL (CLEYMANS) Lecturer approachability 
average =  3.44
not at all                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   5***** 
                              4   1* 
very approachable             5   2** 

COMPUTATIONAL (FEARICK) Lecturer approachability 
average =  3.89
not at all                    1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   3*** 
                              4   4**** 
very approachable             5   2** 

ELECTROMAGNETISM Value and interest of module 
average =  3.67
none at all                   1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   4**** 
                              4   4**** 
great module                  5   1* 

THERMAL Value and interest of module 
average =  3.78
none at all                   1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   2** 
                              4   4**** 
great module                  5   2** 

COMPUTATIONAL Value and interest of module 
average =  3.56
none at all                   1   0 
                              2   3*** 
                              3   1* 
                              4   2** 
great module                  5   3*** 

ELECTROMAGNETISM Problem sets            
average =  3.33
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   6****** 
                              4   3*** 
too difficult                 5   0 

THERMAL Problem sets           
average =  2.89
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   8******** 
                              4   0 
too difficult                 5   0 

COMPUTATIONAL Problem sets            
average =  3.11
too easy                      1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   8******** 
                              4   1* 
too difficult                 5   0 

TUTOR usefulness EM=Driver           
average =  3.33
useless                       1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   2** 
                              4   5***** 
excellent                     5   0 

TUTOR usefulness TP=Hauer            
average =  3.67
useless                       1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   1* 
                              4   7******* 
excellent                     5   0 

TUTOR usefulness CP=Stankiewicz          
average =  3.67
useless                       1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   4**** 
                              4   4**** 
excellent                     5   1* 

TUTORIAL SESSIONS (ELECTROMAGNETIC)    
average =  3.25
not helpful                   1   0 
                              2   3*** 
                              3   0 
                              4   5***** 
very helpful                  5   0 

TUTORIAL SESSIONS (THERMAL)    
average =  3.75
not helpful                   1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   1* 
                              4   5***** 
very helpful                  5   1* 

TUTORIAL SESSIONS (COMPUTATIONAL)    
average =  3.57
not helpful                   1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   1* 
                              4   2** 
very helpful                  5   2** 

TEXTBOOK (ELECTROMAGNETISM) useful?     
average =  3.89
not useful                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   1* 
                              4   5***** 
very useful                   5   2** 

TEXTBOOK (THERMAL) useful?     
average =  2.60
not useful                    1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   3*** 
                              4   0 
very useful                   5   0 

TEXTBOOK (COMPUTATIONAL) useful?     
average =  2.50
not useful                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   1* 
                              4   0 
very useful                   5   0 

WEBSITE (ELECTROMAGNETISM) useful?     
average =  4.38
not useful                    1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   0 
                              4   5***** 
very useful                   5   3*** 

WEBSITE (THERMAL) useful?     
average =  1.71
not useful                    1   4**** 
                              2   2** 
                              3   0 
                              4   1* 
very useful                   5   0 

WEBSITE (COMPUTATIONAL) useful?     
average =  3.14
not useful                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   4**** 
                              4   2** 
very useful                   5   0 

Laboratories: enjoyment
average =  3.44
hated them                    1   1* 
                              2   1* 
                              3   2** 
                              4   3*** 
loved them                    5   2** 

Laboratories: usefulness 
average =  3.89
useless                       1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   2** 
                              4   3*** 
very useful                   5   3*** 

Laboratory demonstrators (Aschman)
average =  4.50
useless                       1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   0 
                              4   4**** 
very good                     5   4**** 

Laboratory demonstrators (Driver)
average =  4.44
useless                       1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   1* 
                              4   3*** 
very good                     5   5***** 

Classtests: worthwhile for you?  
average =  4.00
not at all                    1   0 
                              2   2** 
                              3   0 
                              4   3*** 
very worthwhile               5   4**** 

Essay: worthwhile for you?  
average =  4.22
not at all                    1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   1* 
                              4   2** 
very worthwhile               5   5***** 

Access to computers            
average =  3.89
not adequate                  1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   2** 
                              4   3*** 
totally adequate              5   3*** 

Library material for course    
average =  3.25
not adequate                  1   0 
                              2   1* 
                              3   4**** 
                              4   3*** 
totally adequate              5   0 

Course administration          
average =  4.33
very poor                     1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   1* 
                              4   4**** 
very good                     5   4**** 

Rate this course compared to others  
average =  4.56
worst                         1   0 
                              2   0 
                              3   0 
                              4   4**** 
best                          5   5***** 





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