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Evaluation Sheet of Guest Professor Program,Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University
The following information will be used as a reference material for our evaluation of the program.
We appreciate your kind cooperation. We appreciate your sending this form by e-mailto kiriye@mi.s.osakafu-u.ac.jp, Prof. Kouyemon Iriye, Graduate School of Science, Osaka
Prefecture University.
1. If there are comments or advice for the graduate students who took your lecture in“Science Communication”, we appreciate your writing them below.
You probably found that it was difficult for two reasons. First, I was speaking fast, sometimes
too fast. Second, the mathematics may have been new for you and therefore difficult. My advice
is to keep practicing. You are doing good, and I encourage you to proceed with your language
studies. The first steps are always the hardest. If you have a chance, make a trip to a foreign
language country. Many of you have a good chance to communicate. If you go to a conference,
don't sit in the back. Try to get involved. Other countries have other customs. This cansometimes be difficult. But there is a good chance of meeting nice people and that's why weshould do it. After all, I met my Japanese host at a conference in Germany 5 years ago. So, thatconference was a good success for me. Otherwise I would not be here.
2. If there are comments or advice for the graduate students of your host professor, weappreciate them.
I was very happy to be received very well by you. I particular, I appreciate Takoyaki andOkonomiaki. That was very kind. Please, continue your studies with Prof. Maruta.
Mathematics is never easy. But you have a good chance to succeed with your studies. I am very
happy to see that you use computers. This is very good. My advisor always said that wemathematicians have to find patterns in the data and explain. That's how we can makeprogress and find new results. I wish you good luck.
3. If there are comments or advice for the undergraduate students who took your lecture,
we appreciate them.
I had a lot of fun with the undergraduate lecture. I hope I could give you some ideas of what we
do in mathematics, beyond the scope of textbooks. Research is fun and everybody has a chance
to do it. So, if you like, pick your favorite topic and continue your studies. You need to decide
your topic on your own. Therefore, I advise you to take many classes and decide for yourself.
Choose what you like most.

4. If there are comments and suggestions for our program, we appreciate them.
The program is a good opportunity for the guest to learn many things about Japan andJapanese students. This is very nice. The Japanese students have many chances to see andinteract with the visitor. This can be helpful for them. The next step could be that Japanese様式ＧＰ１－2

students would prepare some kind of presentation (in English). Maybe this would still be a little
difficult yet. Maybe the students could work in groups and each group would designate aspeaker. Learning to communicate is like learning to play piano. If you only watch, you cannot
learn. You need to try by yourself.

5. Can we make this sheet open to the public? [ YES]NameAnton Betten

Date

October 21, 2010
Thank you.