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Mechanics of solids 2012, TME235

Status: Avslutad
Öppen för svar: 2012-10-29 - 2012-11-14
Antal svar: 25
Procent av deltagarna som svarat: 62%
Kontaktperson: Magnus Ekh»

General

1. What programme do you follow?

25 svarande

Master programme Applied Mechanics»19 76%
Master programme Engineering Mathematics»3 12%
Erasmus student»2 8%
Other»1 4%

Genomsnitt: 1.4

Goals and goal fulfilment

The course syllabus states the course goals in terms of learning outcomes, i.e., knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by the student during the course.

2. How understandable are the course goals (i.e. the learning oucomes)?

25 svarande

I have not seen/read the goals»2 8%
The goals are difficult to understand»0 0%
The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer»4 16%
The goals clearly describes what I am supposed to learn»19 76%

Genomsnitt: 3.6

- Ja uppenbarligen om 30% åker dit, inte jag dock » (The goals give some guidance, but could be clearer)

3. Are the goals reasonable considering your background and the number of credits?

Answer this question and the succeeding one, only if you do know the course goals.

23 svarande

No, the goals are set too low»1 4%
Yes, the goals seem reasonable»20 86%
No, the goals are set too high»2 8%

Genomsnitt: 2.04

4. Did the examination assess whether you have reached the goals?

24 svarande

No, not at all»3 12%
To some extent»12 50%
Yes, definitely»8 33%
I don"t know/have not been examined yet»1 4%

Genomsnitt: 2.29

- It was too difficult. When feeling pretty well before the exam it should not feel hopeless after three minutes of the exam.» (No, not at all)
- You will probably notice when you realize the number of failed exams...» (No, not at all)
- I don"t see the point of testing the first two weeks as they where clearly tested in A1-13. Also I believe the examination was set to a level above earlier years and above what is reasonable for the course.» (To some extent)
- Compared to earlier years the exam was a lot harder and some of the problems on the exam was focused on knowing things by hand (remembering) then the actual theory and knowledge» (Yes, definitely)

5. How much did the assignments A1-A13 help you to reach the goals?

25 svarande

Not at all»1 4%
To some extent»14 56%
Much»10 40%
I»0 0%

Genomsnitt: 2.36

- waste of time» (Not at all)
- I"m studying applied mathematics, so the introduction part was only a short repetition of what I already know.» (To some extent)
- Some of the proofs were not that relevant for the rest of the course(s)» (To some extent)
- Bara massa matte tjafs » (To some extent)
- Not so much, but good to get started» (To some extent)
- It was a good introduction to the tensor analysis.» (Much)

6. How much did assignment C1-C5 help you to reach the goals?

25 svarande

Not at all»0 0%
To some extent»14 56%
Much»11 44%

Genomsnitt: 2.44

- The examination was very theoretical compared to the assignment C1-C5.» (To some extent)
- It was kind of mechanical. I had not got a feel for the subject when I did the assignments and still I was able to do it.» (To some extent)
- More than A» (To some extent)
- The Comsol software does not run properly on Mac OSX (I suppose the same problems may occur using Linux). Maybe open source software (e.g. FEniCS) would be a better choice. » (Much)

7. To what extent has the lectures in part I (joint with Mechanics of fluids) been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

Small extent»3 12%
Some extent»6 24%
Large extent»12 48%
Great extent»4 16%

Genomsnitt: 2.68

- see 5.» (Small extent)
- Already knew all stuff about index notation» (Some extent)

8. To what extent has the tutorials/supervision in part I (joint with Mechanics of fluids) been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

small extent»9 36%
some extent»8 32%
large extent»5 20%
great extent»3 12%

Genomsnitt: 2.08

- did not attend» (small extent)
- see 5.» (small extent)
- No one of the phd students could help you. Either they didnt know or they gave an cocky answer» (small extent)
- Not participated» (small extent)

9. To what extent has the lectures in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

24 svarande

Small extent»1 4%
Some extent»8 33%
Large extent»8 33%
Great extent»7 29%

Genomsnitt: 2.87

- The subject seemed too mechanical in the beginning during the lectures. It was just derivation and lacked the feel for the subject. The "why" part was missing and the "how" part was there. May be it is the nature of the subject, and it is difficult to get a feel, unless one digs deeper.» (Some extent)
- Very good lecturer!» (Large extent)

10. To what extent has the tutorials/supervision in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

small extent»8 32%
some extent»12 48%
large extent»2 8%
great extent»3 12%

Genomsnitt: 2

- did not attend» (small extent)
- Same here, no one of the phd students could help you. Either they didnt know or they gave an cocky answer» (small extent)
- Not participated» (small extent)

11. To what extent has the lectures in Elastic waves been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

Small extent»14 56%
Some extent»8 32%
Large extent»2 8%
Great extent»1 4%

Genomsnitt: 1.6

- You could not understand a thing in it!» (Small extent)
- I think this part of the course is unnecessary, to few lectures to learn, would be better to save for another course» (Small extent)
- I already have some fundamental knowledge about PDEs, so this part was (mainly) repetition for me.» (Some extent)

12. To what extent did you solve the "home"-problems (M1-M23 and problems from Reddy)?

25 svarande

Small extent (< 20%)»8 32%
Some extent (30-60%)»7 28%
Large extent (60-80%)»1 4%
Great extent (> 80%)»9 36%

Genomsnitt: 2.44

- Difficult to solve sometimes, it would be great if solutions would be avaliable.» (Small extent (< 20%))
- I was not able to find time to solve the home assignments.» (Small extent (< 20%))
- Did them all and the learning outcomes, twice, still wasn"t enough for the exam.» (Great extent (> 80%))

13. To what extent has the lecture notes in part I been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

Small extent»0 0%
Some extent»7 28%
Large extent»10 40%
Great extent»8 32%

Genomsnitt: 3.04

14. To what extent has the lecture notes in part II (Linear elasticity) been of help for your learning?

25 svarande

Small extent»0 0%
Some extent»3 12%
Large extent»10 40%
Great extent»12 48%

Genomsnitt: 3.36

15. How well did the course administration, web page, handouts etc work?

25 svarande

Very badly»1 4%
Rather badly»0 0%
Rather well»11 44%
Very well»13 52%

Genomsnitt: 3.44

- Didn"t know about the learning outcomes until the week 4, and then i was told by another student.» (Very badly)

Study climate

16. How was the course workload?

25 svarande

Too low»0 0%
Low»1 4%
Adequate»20 80%
Too high»4 16%

Genomsnitt: 3.12

- But too high if the "home"-problems is supposed to be solved as well.» (Adequate)
- too many meaningless assignments» (Too high)

17. How large part of the lectures offered did you attend?

25 svarande

0%»1 4%
25%»1 4%
50%»1 4%
75%»5 20%
100%»17 68%

Genomsnitt: 4.44

18. How large part of the offered tutorials/supervisions did you attend?

25 svarande

0%»3 12%
25%»2 8%
50%»3 12%
75%»11 44%
100%»6 24%

Genomsnitt: 3.6

- det är tyverr få kurser på Chalmers som haft så ointresserade övningsledare, Erik var okej, men han kunde inte hjälpa till så värst mycket eftersom , vad det nu var» (50%)

19. How much time did you spend on this course, as compared to the course "Mechanics of fluids"?

25 svarande

Much less»0 0%
Less»2 8%
Similar»18 72%
More»2 8%
Much more»1 4%
I haven"t done the other course»2 8%

Genomsnitt: 3.32

20. How were the opportunities for asking questions and getting help?

24 svarande

Very poor»0 0%
Rather poor»1 4%
Rather good»7 29%
Very good»12 50%
I did not seek help»4 16%

Genomsnitt: 3.79

- Phd students didnt know and Magnus was rarely there» (Rather poor)

21. How well has cooperation between you and your fellow students worked?

25 svarande

Very poorly»1 4%
Rather poorly»0 0%
Rather well»4 16%
Very well»18 72%
I did not seek cooperation»2 8%

Genomsnitt: 3.8

Summarizing questions

22. What is your general impression of the course?

25 svarande

Poor»0 0%
Fair»2 8%
Adequate»5 20%
Good»12 48%
Excellent»6 24%

Genomsnitt: 3.88

- mixed backgrounds means course feels slow, spending time on math I already know» (Adequate)
- This course gave me a really nice introduction to linear elasticity. Now I feel confident to continue my selfstudies in nonlinear models. » (Excellent)

23. What should definitely be preserved to next year?

- The joint part with mechanics of fluids!»
- Assignments»
- Magnus" lectures.»
- Assignments, learning outcomes, summaries of lectures»
- The available handouts on the website.»
- C1-C5. A bonus system would be great.»
- The first part, that is, the tensor analysis was a good introduction and definitely helped a lot.»
- Magnus does a great job leacturing and with the course in general!»
- assignments C1-C5»

24. What should definitely be changed to next year?

- No powerpoint lectures (elastic waves).»
- The exam was insane, it was like it belonged to a course I haden"t even taken. None of the examples from Reddy were anywhere near that difficult, everyone I"ve spoken to are sure they failed and people refer to it as "the exam from hell". So, you know... Change that. Maybe more excercises that are actually like the exam questions. »
- Although it is nice to work with a commercial tool which is used in industry, I prefer open source software. This way students could actually see how the software is working (if they wish to).»
- give solutions for all problem tasks, especially the last ones»
- The Elastic waves should be changed till next year.»
- Examination of "fundamentals" should only be done in A1-13, not on written exam. I don"t see why a lot of derivations should be memorized, better is to prove an understanding as was done in A1-13. Kepp the exam to linear elasticity.»
- The complexness of the computer assignment when solving the constants.»
- Maybe the examination and the assignments C1-C5 could be more similar.»
- More emphasis on learning outcomes»
- May be a little effort should be made to make the learning more lively and not just mechanically deriving the equations. I don"t know how. But I think I did fairly well in the exam, if not very well, but I havn"t got a feel for the subject yet.»
- Remove part one and elastodynamic»
- Nothing really»
- Övningsledarna, å det där patetiska comsol för det vara bara tidsslöseri. »

25. Additional comments

- It was a very hard exam which involved too much algebra. Therefore there was not enough time to answer every exam question fully.»
- The exam was to hard. The exams on the course homepage was much easier. What level should the exams be in the future? As this one or like the old ones?»
- A written exam that I feel was unfair and didnt test what we really knew,it was all about luck getting the right eq. from start. And TOO MUCH LEARNING BY HAND! »
- Den här uppskattningsuppgiften på tentan kan jag inte hitta i läromålen??»

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