Columbia University
Department of Electrical Engineering
E6880, Spring 1997
Prof. A. Eleftheriadis
	Initial Reaction Survey

Your answers will only be seen by the instructor
Do not write your name on this sheet	

Unless indicated otherwise, please interpret the scale as follows:
1—completely disagree		5—completely agree

The instructor makes the material understandable,
	1     2     3     4     5	
gives well-organized lectures,
	1     2     3     4     5	
holds the class’s interest during the lecture,
	1     2     3     4     5	
speaks clearly,
	1     2     3     4     5	
allows for questions,
	1     2     3     4     5	
answers questions adequately,
	1     2     3     4     5	
is aware when students are having difficulty in understanding a topic,
	1     2     3     4     5	
writes on the blackboard clearly and without mistakes,
	1     2     3     4     5	
should realize that the students know much less than he think (1) … much more than he thinks (5),
	1     2     3     4     5
	
should place more emphasis on practice (1) … on theory (5).
	1     2     3     4     5	
The pace of the course is too slow (1) … too fast (5).
	1     2     3     4     5	
The text is valuable in understanding the material.
	1     2     3     4     5	
The homework assignments are valuable in helping digest the material,
	1     2     3     4     5	
are too east (1) … too hard (5),
	1     2     3     4     5	
are too short (1) … too long (5),
	1     2     3     4     5	
require application of the same concepts too many times (1) (they are repetitive) … not enough times (5) (not enough practice).
	1     2     3     4     5	
The TA’s solutions are clear and without mistakes.
	1     2     3     4     5	
The TA’s recitation sessions (if applicable) are well conducted.
	1     2     3     4     5	

	(cont’d on next page)
On the average, I spend         hours on each week’s homework.

Of the topics covered in this course, I am having particular difficulty with the following (list such topics, if any):

Additional comments on the instructor, the TA, the text, the homework, and the course as a whole will be very much appreciated. Please use the space below.