%  Homework assignment 9
%  21-110: Problem Solving in Recreational Mathematics, spring 2010
%  Assigned: Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Due: Friday, April 30, 2010.
%  Brian Kell <bkell@cmu.edu>

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\centerline{\titlefont 21-110: Problem Solving in Recreational Mathematics}
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\centerline{\bf Homework assignment~9}
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\centerline{Assigned Wednesday, April~14, 2010. Due Friday, April~30, 2010.}

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\problem Write an evaluation of this course. Honestly and thoughtfully answer
as many of the following questions as you feel are appropriate (and add
anything else you'd like to say):

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\item{$\bullet$} What things did you enjoy about the way the course was
organized and taught? What things did you not enjoy?

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\item{$\bullet$} How did this course compare to your expectations at the
beginning of the semester?

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\item{$\bullet$} Which topics did you find most or least interesting? Are there
topics that you think we spent too much or too little time on? Would you have
liked to explore some of the topics in more depth, or are there topics that you
think we explored in too much depth?

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\item{$\bullet$} Are there topics that you think should be added, removed, or
changed? Do you think there is a better way to present some of the topics?

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\item{$\bullet$} Did you find the homework assignments interesting and
stimulating, or did they seem to be mostly busywork? Do you have suggestions
for ways in which the homework assignments can be improved?

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\item{$\bullet$} What did you think about the textbooks and the way in which
they were used in this course? What about the handouts and the course Web page?

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\item{$\bullet$} What suggestions would you have for me if I were to teach this
course again in the future?

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\item{$\bullet$} What suggestions or advice would you give to future 21-110
students?

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\item{$\bullet$} Has this course changed your outlook or opinion about
mathematics? Has it changed the way you see things in the world?

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\item{$\bullet$} Would you recommend this course to a friend? Why or why not?

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\noindent Your evaluation will be the very last thing I look at this semester,
so the content of your comments will not affect your grade. You will receive a
100\% for this assignment, regardless of the evaluation you give, unless you
fail to hand in anything at all or you hand in something that you clearly did
not put much thought into.

I hope you feel free to make your honest opinions known. If you have an opinion
or comment that you feel uncomfortable putting your name on, you can submit it
anonymously through the Mathematical Sciences Department office in Wean
Hall~6113 (ask one of the secretaries to place it in my mailbox).

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