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MATH Standard Instructor Supervisor MOD3
Survey
SU11 (2011)
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Course: MA26600 003 ­ Ordinary Differ Equatn Department: MA
Responses / Expected: 14 / 33
1a ­ Demographics
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
F S JR SR G O N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q1 YOUR CLASS 0 5 9 0 0 0 14 2.7 3 .48
Responses: [F] Fresh=1 [S] Soph=2 [JR] Jr=3 [SR] Sr=4 [G] Grad=5 [O] Other=6
1a ­ Demographics
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
A B C D F P F N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q2 EXPECTED GRADE 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 14 5.9 6 .77
Responses: [A] A=7 [B] B=6 [C] C=5 [D] D=4 [F] F=3 [P] Pass=2 [F] Fail=1
1a ­ Demographics
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
RFY RBS E N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q3 COURSE REQUIRED 14 0 0 14 1.0 1 0
Responses: [RFY] Required for your major/minor=1 [RBS] Required by school/University=2 [E] Elective=3
1a ­ Demographics
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
AG ED E HHS LA M P SCI T VM U N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q4 YOUR SCHOOL 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9.0 9 0
Responses: [AG] AG=11 [ED] ED=10 [E] ENGR=9 [HHS] HHS=8 [LA] LA=7 [M] MGMT=6 [P] PHARM=5
[SCI] SCI=4 [T] TECH=3 [VM] VET MED=2 [U] UNDECLARED=1
2a ­ University questions about your course
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
E G F P VP N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q5 Overall, I would rate this course as: 6 6 2 0 0 14 4.3 4,5 .70
Responses: [E] Excellent=5 [G] Good=4 [F] Fair=3 [P] Poor=2 [VP] Very Poor=1
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2b ­ University questions about your instructor Responses Individual
E G F P VP N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q6 Overall, I would rate this instructor as: 9 3 2 0 0 14 4.7 5 .73
Responses: [E] Excellent=5 [G] Good=4 [F] Fair=3 [P] Poor=2 [VP] Very Poor=1
MATH questions about your course
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
SA A U D SD N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q7 The book was clear and readable.​ 0 7 3 3 0 13 3.6 4 .82
Q8 The book's examples helped me complete the assignments.​ 0 5 5 3 0 13 3.2 3,4 .77
Q9 The course improved my mathematical skills and understanding.​ 5 7 0 1 0 13 4.3 4 .80
Q10 The course increased my interest in mathematics.​ 2 6 3 1 1 13 3.8 4 1.08
Responses: [SA] Strongly Agree=5 [A] Agree=4 [U] Undecided=3 [D] Disagree=2 [SD] Strongly Disagree=1
MATH questions about your course
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
TD SD AR SE TE N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q11 The course was:​ 0 8 5 0 0 13 3.7 4 .49
Responses: [TD] too difficult=5 [SD] somewhat difficult=4 [AR] about right=3 [SE] somewhat easy=2 [TE] too
easy=1
MATH questions about your course
MA26600 ­ 003
Responses Course
E G F P VP N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q12 Overall, I rate this textbook as: 0 3 9 1 0 13 3.1 3 .53
Responses: [E] Excellent=5 [G] Good=4 [F] Fair=3 [P] Poor=2 [VP] Very Poor=1
3c ­ PICES instructor based questions
Wiles, Benjamin C
Responses Individual
SA A U D SD N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q13 My instructor takes my views and comments seriously. 8 5 0 0 0 13 4.7 5 .49
Responses: [SA] Strongly Agree=5 [A] Agree=4 [U] Undecided=3 [D] Disagree=2 [SD] Strongly Disagree=1
MATH questions about your instructor
Wiles, Benjamin C
Responses Individual
SA A U D SD N
Grp
Med
Mode
Std
Dev
Q14 My instructor shows respect for me and other students in this class.​ 9 4 0 0 0 13 4.8 5 .46
Q15 My instructor is open to students' questions.​ 10 3 0 0 0 13 4.9 5 .42
Q16
My instructor encourages an atmosphere where ideas can be
exchanged freely and easily.​
9 4 0 0 0 13 4.8 5 .46

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Q17 My instructor was well­prepared and organized in class.​ 10 2 1 0 0 13 4.9 5 .61
Q18 My instructor gave clear and helpful explanations.​ 9 3 1 0 0 13 4.8 5 .62
Q19
My instructor was reasonably available to help students outside
class.​
8 5 0 0 0 13 4.7 5 .49
Q20
My instructor gave exams which accurately reflected the course
material.​
8 5 0 0 0 13 4.7 5 .49
Q21 My instructor graded exams fairly.​ 7 6 0 0 0 13 4.6 5 .50
Responses: [SA] Strongly Agree=5 [A] Agree=4 [U] Undecided=3 [D] Disagree=2 [SD] Strongly Disagree=1
Q22 ­ We welcome your written comments below. What is something/are some things that the
instructor does well, e.g., something you hope that the instructor will continue to do in the class in
the future?
Faculty: Wiles, Benjamin C
Response Rate: 42.86% (6 of 14)
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Ben is very clear on the big picture. It really helped when he would take a step back to show the big pictue of
what was going on (ie. making a list on the board of the different techniques we've used and how this new one
fits in).
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Good job at taking questions, explaining things people asked about, covering the material to be asked about in
homework.
­ Great instructor
­ You teach the new course material very well and because of that I never had to read the book! :)
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This is one of the best math instructors I've had at Purdue. He does a great job explaining new sections in the
context of where the course has gone and where it is going.
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Prof. Wiles has been one of the best teachers that I've ever had in all of my math classes at Purdue. Having
him as a professor greatly helped my understanding of the material.
Q23 ­ Make a suggestion(s) for improving the course (a criticism alone is not helpful; tell your
instructor how you would fix any problem).
Faculty: Wiles, Benjamin C
Response Rate: 28.57% (4 of 14)
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Sometimes having each instructor write his/her own exams is detrimental because each class can have very
different curves, and yet all the individual classes create the grade distribution at the end of the semester. So
maybe have one common exam written by all the instructors instead of different ones from different
instructors.
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You should work out the supplemental problems and have the solution ready with you! Because throughout the
semester you repeated the same thing that you don't have the solutions. Also, please work out each and every
step of a new topic because you skip some steps and is difficult to follow. And you make a lot of silly mistakes!
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My only complaint is that he would frequently explain his work while facing the board and blocking it with his
body. We could not see what he had been talking about until he moved to a different part of the board. In my
opinion, he could easily remedy this by stepping to the side and briefly recapping each step.
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If things written on the board were not erased almost right after they were explained, my notebook would
probably be a lot more complete. Sometimes it's not that easy to comtemplate and copy at the same time.