Students liked the interesting and useful material. They also liked the fact that the final was not mandatory for those who did well on the midterms. They did not like that the teacher’s methods were different from the textbook, and found him very unapproachable. They suggested making the homework required or having solutions to the textbook problems for more practice. Students are encouraged to do the homework even though it is not required. Students may need to do a lot of studying on their own to master the material.

Students thought that the best aspect of this course was how streamlined the professor kept the materials by only giving student the essential information necessary to understand the concepts and how to complete the examples. Students liked that the homework was not graded and that the examples taught in class were exactly like those that appeared on the exams. Students did not like how little partial credit was given, and believed that the lack of homework grades gave them no incentive to complete it. Students suggested giving some sort of grades for the homework and thought that giving partial credit on the exams would also be useful. Any prospective students should have some knowledge of advanced physics, as well as some algebra and calculus. They should keep up with the homework, attend lectures, and double-check their answers on exams for simple arithmetic errors before turning it in.

Students appreciated the way this course was taught effectively in a straightforward way by the instructor. Students’ least favorite aspect of the course was the exams which they thought were overly difficult because they consisted of few questions and were given no partial credit for their answers. Many students also believed that the course could have been improved with the addition of graded 116homework assignments. They thought it was useful for others considering taking this class that, though the homework was not graded, it was still valuable and important to do to complete the course successfully.