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CALCULUS(2016-2017Winter)Instructor:Li,ChaoSubject:MATHCatalog&Section:42A1

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ChaoLi(4comments)

Q:Duringthequarter,abouthowmanyhoursonaverageperweekdidyouinteractwiththisinstructorinsection,class,lab,officehours,andothermeetings?

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Extremelyeffective Veryeffective ModeratelyeffectiveSlightlyeffective Noteffectiveatall

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Overall,howeffectivewastheinstructionyoureceivedfromthis instructor? 4 100% 4.8 5

Note:5:Extremelyeffective;4:Veryeffective;3:Moderatelyeffective;2:Slightlyeffective;1:Noteffectiveatall;

ChaoLi(3comments)

Q:Whatskillsorknowledgedidyoulearnorimprovefromthisinstructor?

1 Gainedamuchbetterunderstandingofthematerialcoveredinlecture.

2 ChaoLihelpedmesolidifytheconceptsthatIlearnedinclassandunderstandwhatImissed.

3 DifferentialEquations,ApplicationofIntegrals,SeriesandSequences

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ChaoLi(8comments)

Q:Whataspectsofthisinstructor'steachingweremosthelpfultoyou?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)Aspect1:

1 Verygoodatexplainingtopicsifyoudon'tgetit.

2 HishandoutsareAforstudying.

3 Preparationforclasses

Q:Aspect2:

1 Verysmartandknowledgableaboutanytopicsbeingcovered.

2 HegoesaboveandbeyondwhatJorgetaughtinclass.

3 Abilitytohelpeverystudentunderstandthematerial

Q:Aspect3:

1 Awareofthetypesofquestionsweneedtobeabletoanswerandknewwhatwasgoingoninclass.

2 Flexibilityinschedule

ChaoLi(5comments)

Q:Howcanthisinstructor'steachingbeimproved?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)Aspect1:

1 Spendmoretimeonmaterialthatisveryrelevant,andlesstimeonproofs.

2 NonethatIcanthinkof.HeisasuperbTA.

3 Ithinkhecouldbealittlebitmoreassertivesometimes

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1 Expectlesspre-knowledgecomingintothecourse.

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1 NothingElse

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APPLIEDMATRIXTHEORY(2015-2016Spring)Instructor:Li,ChaoSubject:MATHCatalog&Section:1041

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ChaoLi(36comments)

Q:Duringthequarter,abouthowmanyhoursonaverageperweekdidyouinteractwiththisTAinsection,class,lab,officehours,andothermeetings?

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HowmuchdidyoulearnfromthisTA? 55% 34% 8% 3%3%

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Question NumberofResponses ResponseRate CourseMean CourseMedian STDEV 5 4 3 2 1

Howmuchdidyoulearnfromthis TA? 38 64% 4.4 5 0.8 55% 34% 8% 0% 3%

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Extremelyeffective Veryeffective ModeratelyeffectiveSlightlyeffective Noteffectiveatall

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Overall,howeffectivewastheinstructionyoureceivedfromthis TA? 37 62% 4.5 5

Note:5:Extremelyeffective;4:Veryeffective;3:Moderatelyeffective;2:Slightlyeffective;1:Noteffectiveatall;

ChaoLi(21comments)

Q:WhatskillsorknowledgedidyoulearnorimprovefromthisTA?

1 Veryinsightfulapplicationsofthedensecoursematerialtoproblems

2 Chaoexplainedeverythingveryclearlyandgotthelinearalgebraconfusionoutofmybrain.

3 Proofs,FactorizationComputations

4 Proofs.

5 BasiclinearalgebraskillswhichIhadforgottenforyears.

6 chaois~*~thecoolest!~*~

7 linearalgebra

8 Ilikedthathedidn'tjustshowyouhowtosolveaproblem,butthetheoryandthoughtprocessbehindeachstep.

9 ChaoLileadsyouthroughproblemsinsuchawaythatyouinternalizetheknowledgeverywellwithoutoutrightbeinggiventheanswer.Mostofmylearninginthiscoursecamefromhisofficehours.

10 IonlywenttoChao'sofficehoursoncetowardsthebeginningoftheyear,buthehelpedlookovermyprooftomakesureitwasrigorous.

11 alotofthepracticalexamplesthatcamefromthetheoreticalconcepts

TeachingFeedback

12 Howtosolvehomeworkproblems

13 Reinforcingclassconcepts

14 TAansweredalldoubts

15 Hehelpedalotwiththemoredifficultproblemsonthep-set.

16 everything!!chaoliyouareanangel

17 matrixtheory

18 Math,proofs

19 Problemsolving

20 Alotofcoolexplanationsandtrickswhendoingproofs

21 Problemsets

ChaoLi(39comments)

Q:WhataspectsofthisTA’steachingweremosthelpfultoyou?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)Aspect1:

1 Greatproblemsolvingskills.

2 Greatatcommunicatingmath

3 Clearexplanationsofconceptsandproblems

4 Heneverconfusedusbymakingusguessendlesslywhattheanswermightbe.

5 Abilitytoanswerquestions

6 Writingexplanationsontheboard,thengoingoverthemindetail

7 none

8 IhadforgottenabasiclinearalgebratechniqueasithadbeenyearssinceIlasttookalinearalgebraclass,buthewasveryniceandpatientaboutit.IwasworriedIwasgoingtobemockedforforgettingsomethingthatsimple,buthewasthecompleteoppositeandIappreciatedthat.

9 responsiveness

10 Verygoodatworkingthroughproblems

11 Hetookquestions

12 Preparedness

13 Willingnesstoexplainthings

14 Officehourswereincrediblyhelpful.Workingouttheproblemswithstudentswasextremelyeffective.

15 Doubtsolving

16 knowledge

17 Goingoveranswersclearly

18 ChaoLiisagod.Ilovehowhesolvesproblemsonthespot!He'sverylogicalaboutthemandthorough.

IlearntmorefromthisguythanIlearntfromlectureallquarter.Thanks,Chao-you'reawesome.

19 Simplicityofexplanation

20 Explainsreallyclearly

21 Veryverybrilliantproblemsolvingskills.Abletooffersmartsolutionsthatinstructorscan't.

22 Chaoisveryknowledgable

Q:Aspect2:

1 Clarity

2 Offerednewandofteneasierwaystoapproachproblemsthanwerecoveredinlecture

3 allowingeveryonetotoaskquestions

4 Hewasveryclearwhenansweringourquestions.

5 Abilitytogothroughanyproblemoftheproblemsets

6 none

7 Ialsoappreciatedthathewroteeverythingontheboardformetofollow.It'seasierformetowritethingsdownthatway.

8 Clarity

9 clarity

10 Gavegreathint!

11 Clarityofexplanation

12 Helpful,patient

Q:Aspect3:

1 Thoroughness

2 Hisofficehourswentovertheproblemswiththeentiregroupinattendance,sothatweallgotthemostoutofthe2hours.

3 none

4 Patience

5 n/a

ChaoLi(14comments)

Q:HowcanthisTA’steachingbeimproved?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)-Aspect1:

1 Don'tsolvetheentiretyoftheproblemduringofficehours

2 NA

3 Ican'treallycomeupwithwayshecouldimprove.Themathbuildingcouldimprove--theTAs'officesarereallyhorrible!Thechalkboardsandheavywoodendesksneedtogo!

4 Don'tmaketheeasyassumptionthatstudentswhotakethisclassknowmuchalotaboutlinearalgebra.Thereareslowtolearnstudentsandstudentswhoknowverylittlelinearalgebrawhotakethisclass.ThisTAisconstantlyjumpingfromonethingtoanothersometimeswithlittleornoexplanation.

5 Reviewthepsetsandmaterialabitmorebeforeofficehours,seemedslightlyunpreparedbutwassmartenoughtorecover

6 none

7 Nocomplaints,thoughtheexamgradingwasabitharsh:PI'msurethat'snotentirelyhisresponsibilitythough,soIdon'tblamehim.

8 Notskipoverbigstepstooquickly

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10 nothing

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LINALGANDMULTIVARCALCULUS(2015-2016Winter)Instructor:Li,ChaoSubject:MATHCatalog&Section:519

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ChaoLi(57comments)

Q:Duringthequarter,abouthowmanyhoursonaverageperweekdidyouinteractwiththisTAinsection,class,lab,officehours,andothermeetings?

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Howmuchdidyoulearnfromthis TA? 56 93% 4.3 5 0.9 52% 34% 9% 4% 2%

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Overall,howeffectivewastheinstructionyoureceivedfromthis TA? 57 95% 4.3 5

Note:5:Extremelyeffective;4:Veryeffective;3:Moderatelyeffective;2:Slightlyeffective;1:Noteffectiveatall;

ChaoLi(46comments)

Q:WhatskillsorknowledgedidyoulearnorimprovefromthisTA?

1 Ilearnedbetterwaystosolvetheproblemsusingtheconceptswelearnedinlecture.

2 Alotofmath

3 IlearnedalmosteverythingthatIlearnedfromthecourse.ThelecturewasverypoorlyrunbutChaodidagreatjobasaTA.

4 approachingproblems

5 Appreciationofhowtosolvelinearalgebraquestions

6 Math

7 Hismethodologytosolvingproblemswasalwaysveryclearandsystematic.TheworkwaseasilytounderstandandthewritingwasthemostlegibleofallTAs/professors(I'vetriedamajorityofthem).

8 Prettymuchalloftheclass,sectionsarenecessaryinmyopinionastheyreallysolidifymateriallearnedinclass

9 Itwaslikeanextensionoflecture,Icontinuedtolearnthematerialjustthroughadifferentteacher.

10 Goslower

11 Manydifferenttopicsthroughoutthequarter(myunderstandingofnullspace,eigenvalues,etc.)

12 Ilearnedhowtodosomeoftheproblemsontheproblemsetsinsection.

13 Myproblemsolvingabilityimproved!

14 LinearalgebraandMultivariablecalculus

15 ImprovedLinearAlgebra/MultivariableCalculusknowledge;betterpreparationformidterms/exams.

16 howtodothebasicversionofeachproblemtype

17 LinearAlgebraanddifferentialmultivariablecalculus

18 Betterconceptualandpracticalunderstandingofthematerial

19 CHAOEXPLAINEDEVERYTHING!!!!

20 ChaoclarifiedalmosteverytopicbeyondwhatIwasabletounderstandinlecturealone

21 Ilearnedtheintuitionbehindthemathwelearnedinlecture.

22 practicewithconceptsandexamples

23 Reinforcedthematerialwelearnedinclass.

24 Mostmathconceptsfromthefirsttwomidterms

25 HonestlyIattributeeverythingIlearnedinMath51toChao'ssectionsandofficehours.Ifoundhimfarandawaymoreclear,effective,andaccessiblethanlecture,KhanAcademy,andthetextbookcombined.

26 ChaowasSOGOODaboutactuallyprovidingthenecessaryinformationtodowellintheclassandunderstandthematerial.

27 Hewasgreatatexplainingdifficultconceptsandapplyingtheminpracticeproblems

TeachingFeedback

28 Generalproblemsolving,howtoattackcertainproblemsandkeymethodologiesneededformath51

29 Howtounderstandwhatwastaughtinlecture,howtobeaneffectiveteacherandstrongcommunicator,howtobeefficientwithmathematicalconcepts.

30 IlearnedhowtocompletevariousmathematicalproblemswhenIpresentedthem

31 Reinforcedlearninginlecture.

32 approachingmathproblemswithaclearprocedureofhowtosolvethem

33 practicalproblemsolving

34 Nothinginparticular.Ididnotattendsectionmeetings.

35 Wasveryclear-inhishandwriting,inhispace,andinhiscleardescriptionofconcepts.IfeltthatinlectureIwasintroducedtotheconceptsandtheninsectionmyunderstandingwassolidified.IlearnedhowtodothehomeworkproblemsfromChaobecausehisexamplesechoedwhatwouldcomeonthehomework.

36 moreelaborateversionofmaterialsthanclass

37 EverythingonthesyllabusforMath51wasexplainedwithgreatprecisionandaccessibilitybyChao.Hewenttogreatlengthstohelpusunderstandanythingthatwasunclear.

38 Problemsolvinginnewvariablesandinabstractsettings

39 Taughteverythignreallywell

40 Mostofthesyllabus!

41 Allskillspertainingtotheclass

42 Allofhisexampleswereclear

43 reinforcedconceptslearnedviakhanacademyorlecture

44 EverythinginMath51

45 ThisTAwentoverinformationfromlectureveryquicklyandefficiently,whichwasperfectifIhadmissedthelastlecture.Otherthanthat,wewentoversomeofthemoredifficultproblemswhichwasextremelyuseful.

46 Indepthknowledgeofmathbeyondjustmemorizingformulasandequations

ChaoLi(129comments)

Q:WhataspectsofthisTA’steachingweremosthelpfultoyou?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)Aspect1:

1 Ampleexamplesofeachtypeofproblemweweredoinginclass-includingoneswhichweresimilartothehomework

2 Hewentthroughproblemscarefullyontheboard

3 Doingsampleproblemsandclearlyshowingeverystep.

4 Hisencouragementtohaveusaskquestionskeptmeinterestedinlearningthematerialhewasteaching.

5 Heknewthematerialwell

6 Hewasabletopresentmaterialclearlyandhelpmeunderstandnewtopics.

7 Goingoverhowtodospecificproblemsinsection.

8 Clarity

9 Chaoissuperclearatexplainingconcepts.

10 ChaoisanexemplaryTAwhoprovidesclearexplanationsandconcepts.

11 exampleproblems

12 clearinlecture

13 Abilitytopresentmaterialclearly

14 clearexplanationsofhowtodoproblems

15 Hewasveryorganized,inthewayhespokeandpresentedinformation

16 Hisattentiontodetailwhenexplainingpracticeproblems

17 Spokerelativelyslowly

18 reallyclearexplanationsofmaterialcoveredinlecture(goodrefresher)

19 Willingtosubstitutewhentheprofessorissick.

20 Heorganizedthematerialhetaughtintoexampleproblemswhichwasveryhelpful

21 Informationwasveryclearlylaidoutontheboard,atapaceidealformakingnotesandunderstanding

22 Goingthroughproblems

23 Greatunderstandingoflinearalgebrawiththeabilitytoarticulateknowledgeinawaythatiseasyforanystudenttounderstand.

24 Examples

25 Clarity

26 veryclear

27 Clarityofconcepts

28 Timingwasreallygood,hewouldspendourtimeefficiently,skippingoverunnecessarycalculationstocovermore

29 Theexamplesthathechoosestogooverinsectionarerelativelysimilartotheproblemsontheexam.

30 Slowandsteadypace

31 Clear,workedexamples

32 Soorganized

33 Clarity

34 Examples

35 ConnectingConcepts;Althoughthecourseitselfdoesnotfollowalinearnarrativearc,Chaoreallyhelpedconnectalotofthosedotsacrossdifferentconcepts(orevendifferentclasses!).Thisreallyhelpedmakethematerialwewerelearningalotmoreinterestingandmeaningfulforme,besidesalsohelpingelucidatekeyconcepts.

36 Hereallyemphasizedthemostimportantpointsoflectureandmadedifficulttopicsclear.

37 Verythoroughandneatinlessons

38 Workedoutexampleproblems.

39 explainingquestions,givingproofbasedexamples

40 clarity-Chao'ssectionsaresuperclear!yayyy

41 Clear.

42 approachable

43 Attitude!Chaowasalwayspositive,helpful,andapproachable.

44 Veryknowledgable

45 wentthrougheachproblemslowlyandcarefully

46 AlloftheproblemsChaooutlinedwereclear,well-paced,andrelevant.Hisqualitywastop-notchthroughouttheentirecourse.Hewasalwayswell-preparedandapproachable.

47 slowbuteasytofollow

48 Hewasabletoanswereveryquestionweasked.Hisexplanationswerealwaysveryconciseandhelpful.IwenttoalmosteveryotherTA'sofficehourandsection,andIfiguredoutthatheisoneofthebest.

49 quicklyandefficientlygoingoverconceptsfromthemostrecentlectures

Q:Aspect2:

1 clearanddetailedexplanationsofeachconcept-oftenevenmademoresensethanhowweweretaughtinlecture.

2 Abilitytopresentmaterialclearly

3 Organization

4 neathandwriting

5 Approachability

6 Hishandwritingandexplanationswereclear

7 Pacingwasattheperfectspeed.

8 Willingnesstogoback.Thereweretimeshoweverwhenhewouldskipoversomenontrivialcalculations,butwouldquicklygobackandworkouttheproblemsifhesensedmostpeoplewerestuck

9 Heprovidedafewexamplesinclass.

10 Wasfriendly

11 Hewasalwayspreparedforlectureandfullyunderstoodthecoveredtopic.

12 Goingoverhowtodospecificproblemsinofficehours.

13 determinationtohelpusfullyunderstandtheconcepts

14 Thespeedatwhichhegoesoverthematerial

15 Professionalinteaching-alwayswellorganizedandknowswhathe'sdoing.

16 proofsoftheorems

17 askingforanswersfromclass

18 Clearanswerstoquestions

19 Methodical

20 providedgoodexamples

21 Abilitytoanswerquestions

22 Examples

23 Definitions

24 Preparedness;Chaoalwayshadalessonplanforeverysectionthatheheld,whichhelpedtobothsolidifyconceptscoveredinlectureaswellastoprovidepracticeexamplesrelevanttohomeworkorexamproblems.Healwaysfilledtheentiresectionwithteachingpoints,andIalsoreallyappreciatedhishand-outsthatservedasusefulresourcestostudyfrom.

25 Heprovidedlotsofgoodexampleproblems.

26 Hisinstructionflowedverywell.Firsthewouldexplaintheconcepts,thendosomepracticeproblemsthatcomplementedhisinstruction.Ilearnedsomuchfromhim!

27 Hishandwritingwasextremelygoodandthatmadeabigdifference

28 Verypatient,kind,opentoquestions/evaluations/feedback

29 Offeredenoughtimeformetowritedownwhatwaswritten

30 Gaveniftytricksforsolvingproblems.

31 coverageofimportantconcepts-Iusedsectionnotestostudyforalltheexamsbecausetheywerereallycomprehensive

32 examplesarewellchosen

33 Readytoanswerandexplainquestionsfromstudentsthoroughly.

34 abilitytoexplainthingsclearly

35 Accessibility!Chaowaswillingtohaveofficehoursatweirdtimestoaccommodatemeandmyfriend;webothhaveSLEduringhisofficehours.

36 Camepreparedwithgoodexamples

37 Wellplannedoutsections

38 Greatexamplesweredoneinsectionwhichhelpedmewiththepsets.I'veusedmysectionnotesforeverysinglepset-that'showusefulitwas

39 Alternativeperspectiveontopics

40 wentthroughproblemsmultipletimesifpeoplewereconfused

41 Chaoevenmadehimselfavailableoutsideofficehoursforhisstudentswhohadconflictswithhissetofficehours.Verykind.

42 calmattitude

43 Hewassuperwellprepared.Heknewwhatwascoveredinthelectureandthesection(muchbetterthanme).

44 goingover(fully)somemoredifficultproblems

45 Goesoverkeylectureconceptsatthebeginningofsection.

Q:Aspect3:

1 Preparation

2 Practiceproblems

3 pertinentquestions

4 Willingtospendtimeonstudents

5 Hewasprompttorespondviaemail

6 Hewasalwayspatientandprepared.

7 Openness,hewasreallyinvitingtoquestionsandwouldbereallyhelpfulandeagertoanswerquestionsafterclass.Ifeltthatmadehimmoreapproachable

8 Wantedtohelp

9 Hisofficehourswereatagoodtimethatfitwithinmoststudents'schedules.

10 Hewasalwaysverypreparedforsection.

11 Heincorporatesbothreviewoftheconceptsandexamplesinhissections.

12 Answersquestionswithclarity.

13 officehours

14 Clearexplanationsofconcepts.

15 Reallycares

16 thoroughinansweringquestionsandgoingovertopics

17 Availabilityoutsideclass

18 Preparedness

19 Tellingusaboutmistakes

20 Clarity;Chaowasalwaysincrediblyclearandaccurateinhisexplanations.Healwaystookthetimetodrawoutdiagramsthatreallyhelpedeschewobfuscation.

21 Hemadehimselfveryavailableandwasthoroughinansweringquestions.

22 Hisresponsivenesstopracticeproblemrequestsinclass

23 Strongsenseofhowtobestdescribedifficultconceptsineasyways

24 Allowedtimeformetoaddressissueswiththematerial

25 thanksforagreatquarterChao:)wouldn'thavemadeitthrough51w/oyouhaha

26 doesareallygoodjobatofficehours

27 Alwayswellprepared.

28 friendly

29 Clarityandthoroughness.Notallpeoplewhoaregreatatmatharegreatatexplainingittostudents.Chaois.Hewasabletouseproofs,intuition,andclearexplanationtoshowuswhatweneedtoknowANDwhythingsarethewaytheyare.

30 Answeredquestionswithdirectly

31 Madeanefforttogettoknowstudentsbyname

32 Clearverbalexplanations;Chaoalwaysgaveclarificationandwasveryfriendlyandopentoquestions.

33 IcannotsayenoughgoodthingsaboutChao,bothintermsofteachingandpersonality.Hewasthehighlightofthiscourse--alwaysprofessional,approachable,andclear.Icouldnothavemadeitthroughthecoursewithouthistime,hisreassurance,andhiswillingnesstohelp.

34 Hewasresponsibleforeverythingandtriedtocommunicatealotwiththeclass.

35 Understandstheneedsofstudentsandhaveveryapplicableexamples

ChaoLi(71comments)

Q:HowcanthisTA’steachingbeimproved?(Pleasetypeoneideaineachboxbelow.)-Aspect1:

1 Covermoreexamplesratherthanhaveusworkontheminclass(butIknowthatthetimewasalsopartiallybasedonfeedbackfromthestudents)

2 Cannotimprove

3 creatinghandoutswiththeproblems

4 Clearerarticualtion

5 Itoftenseemedasthoughhedidn'tquiteunderstandthequestionsstudentswereasking

6 Itwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifhecanspendmoretimereviewingtheconceptsinadditiontodoingsampleproblems.

7 Pacing,whichisdifferentfromtiming.Thetimingisreallygoodbutpacingofthewordswasslightlyoff,shortfastburstswerecommon

8 Explainconceptsinamorebasicandunderstandableway.

9 Goslower

10 Performtheexampleproblemsontheboardsowecanseethem

11 Sometimesduringsection,Ifeltliketoomuchtimewasspentreviewingthetopicscoveredinlectureratherthandoingmorepracticeproblemsthatwouldhelpusthroughourhomework.

12 Maybebemoreunderstandingaboutstudentslackofcomprehensiononthematerial.

13 outsidevideos(likePeter)

14 Nothingreally.Chaoistheman!

15 Sometimeswhatisbeingtaughtinsectionisslightlydifferentthanwhatisbeingtaughtinlecture.

16 Sometimesmaterialstaughtinlecturesandsectionsareondifferentweeks.

17 morechallengingexamples

18 Speaklouder

19 Domoredifficultquestionsinsection

20 n/a

21 maybewritingdownsomeofthethingswewentoverinhandouts(someothersectionshadkeypointhandoutsthatwereveryuseful)

22 Mightprovidemorepracticeproblemsinsection

23 N/A

24 Slowdown

25 Nothing.ChaoisthebestTAI'vehadatStanfordandthereasonIenjoyedMath51.

26 Notmuch.Maybejustmoreenthusiasm.

27 Trynottocovertheboardwhenyouwritethingsdown

28 n/a

29 Usemoreworksheetstogetconceptsacross

30 insection,maybespendlesstimeonbasiccalculationssowecancovermoreconcepts(i.e.don'tworkexamplesallthewaythrough,and/ordon'tdomultipleexamplesofthesametype)

31 moreproblem-solvingtimeindiscussion(wewatchexamplesbeingsolvedoften)

32 Voiceissoft.Ihaveaneasiertimelisteningtoloud,boomingvoices.

33 Addmorefuntotheclassroom!

34 Ireallycan'tthinkofanythingthatcouldbesignificantlybetter,Chaoistrulyamazing.Sometimesmaybebeingmorefocusedinsection,wedidn'talwayscovereverythingandgotderailedbypointlessquestions.Chaocouldbemoredirectintellingpeopletheirquestionsarenotrelevanttotheentiresectionandthatthestudentshouldapproachhimanothertimeiftheywanttotalkaboutthatparticularsubject.

35 Moreoveralldiscussionofthetopicsandhowtheyrelate

36 Hesometimeswroteoutstepstoaprooforstepstoasolutiontoaproblembutwouldskipstepssometimes,assumingweknewwhatwasmissing.Thiscouldmakehisteachingconfusingsometimes

37 outlinesbeforeclass(hedidsometimesbutnotalways)

38 Sometimespeopleaskirrelevantquestionsinsectionthattheycouldeasilyaskanothertime,andChaotriestoanswerthemtobenice.Theirquestionsendupwastingtimethatcouldbeusedonproblems.

39 gooverconceptsalittlemoreclearly

40 Chaowasperfect,butthegradescopewastooannoying.Inordertochangeoneminorthinginmyanswer,Ihadtosortandresubmitthirtypicturesagain.Ratherthanspendingthistimetouploadpicturesonthegradescope,IpreferturningthepsetstotheTAs.Iwastedtoomuchtimeonit.IstillhavetotakemaybefourmoreMathclassesatStanford,andifthecoursesaskmetouploadthepsetsonthegradescope,Iwillseriouslyconsiderchangingmymajor.

41 None-greatTA.

Q:Aspect2:

1 Havelongersection

2 Speakmoreouttotheclassratherthanwithyourheadfacingtheboard

3 Moreinterestingactivities

4 n/a

5 Writemoreclearlyontheboardinclassanddon'tskipcomputationalstepsonproblems

6 Othersectionleadersgaveouthandoutswithreview,andthatwouldhavebeennice

7 maybelessofarecapoflecturematerialandmoreproblem-basedfocus

8 Clearlystatewhatconceptwearegoingtogooverbeforewegooverthatconceptratherthanmakeitamystery.

9 ThisguyshouldbeteachingMath51,nottheactualteachers.

10 Providemoredifficultquestionstotheclasstoanswertopushourknowledgeofthematerial

11 Hesometimeswentovertime(maximum6minutes)

12 Broadconcepthandouts(likeJesse)

13 Therearesomethingsthathecouldhaveexplainedmoreclearly.

14 Holdreviewsessions?(beforemidtermsetc.)

15 bettersynchronizingwithlecture

16 IreallythinkChaoisperfect!!However,itwouldbebetterifthesectiontimewasabitlater.9:30amor10:30amiskindoftooearlyforpeoplewhostudyuntillate.

17 Explainmoredifficultconceptsinsection.

18 n/a

19 Moreresponsivetoemail

Q:Aspect3:

1 Havemoreofficehours

2 IwanttotakeChaoouttoafancydinnerandsharesurfandturfwithhim;hecaneattheshrimpandI'lleatthesteak.We'llshareaCaesarsaladandbothgetlemonade.Fordessert,Oreocheesecake.

3 N/A

4 Nothingelse!

5 --

6 n/a

7 Addressquestionsthatmaybelingeringfromlecture

8 Inthesectionsbeforeexams,itwouldhavebeengoodtohavemoresubstantialreview

9 doproblemsquicker

10 HeisaverygoodTA.Ihavenothingelsetosay.Formathclassesatstanfordingeneral,pleasedonotusegradescopeandplease

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