UCI EEE Evaluations
Final Evaluation (CTEF) for Kim, Chan Ho MATH 230A LEC A (45070), Fall
Qtr 2014
Responses: 16/24 (66.67%)

A. Please comment on the following areas and be as specific as possible:
1. What are the instructor’s teaching strengths?
• Good presentation and thoroughly covered course objectives• He gives a lot of material.
• I was very happy with the overall presentation of the course. The instructor always had aunique way of explaining concepts that showed their useful in more advanced kinds of math,and since the material this quarter was rather dull this helped a lot in keeping the class moralhigh.
• Knowledge in the field• Nice clear board proofs. Everything is written out.
• Organized and well attentive to the class and its concerns. Also, has a pretty interesting takeon learning the material.
• Passion!!! Very knowledgeable and fair
• Professor Kim does a good job presenting the material in a way that is easily absorbed by
students and builds their intuitive understanding• strong background; flexible schedule; clear explanation• Very clear, he also has good examples• Very fun and engaging with the class. He held our attention well as he brought us throughproofs, motivating them well and explaining the steps with a strong attention to our current
understanding of the material.
• Very good at explaining the concept, takes his time going over the definitions and gives thorough proofs• 4 blank answer(s).
2. How can this instructor improve as a teacher?
• He’s just fine
• Honestly, not much comes to mind. One or two days where he showed up a little underprepared.
• I don’t know. I’m very happy with the course.
• I think that more examples should be brought into lecture and perhaps give a slightly broader
background to the students rather than giving textbook proofs of the course theorems andthen finishing two weeks early.
• I thought the assignments and lectures were a little too independent. Most of the homework
covered material we had covered in lecture over a week before. When it came time to study for
midterms, it became clear that we had no feedback on our ability to do the types of problems
that were expected for it.
• Maybe be more flexible as a source of the information. I felt like there wasn’t enough diversity
in the perspective on the material. It didn’t feel flexible and approachable from other methodsof learning.
• maybe more examples of definitions, but there isn’t too much I dont like
• The exams and homework need to be graded in a fair manner. If a exam question asks for an
example of something, and a correct example is given, full points should be awarded. If moreis desired, then more should be asked for. If Professor Kim wants a proof that the example iscorrect, then he should explicitly state a FORMAL PROOF IS REQUIRED.
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• To say no to students who interrupthim and ask questions not to clarify something but to looksmarter.
• 7 blank answer(s).
3. Any other comments about this course?
• I appreciated the challenging homework problems, though for a class built around qualifying
exams, it felt a little out of place to have so many developing theory and ideas that would not
be showing up on the qual. Again, as an algebraist, I did enjoy the challenge.
• N/A• Really nice guy• The grader could have been better. I felt grading was harsh, in particular because there wasnever any hint of why a flaw was so bad. It appeared like it was always following a set in stone
rubric that had no flexibility. It felt contradictory to the idea of doing these problems fromthinking heavily on them as opposed to just finding the “right path” or trick.
• The homework is hard. That midterm was hard. For me (little algebra background) the course
was hard, though doable and I learned a lot.
• We need to get a different grader for 230B and 230C. The grader of 210A often times deducted
points from student homeworks that were completely correct, but used an approach he did
not understand. He also at times deducted points because a definition was used in a proof
without an explicit statement that some fact was part of a definition. This is not concerning
something that followed from a definition - rather, it concerns a fact that appears explicitly ina definition and then is used without modification in the proof. It is absurd to ask students
that state “by the definition of X” every time they use part of the definition of X, and it is also
unreasonable to take off points because the student can not read the mind of the grader toknow at what point in a proof the grader wants “...by the definition of X” added. In essence,
the grader should never deduct points from a proof due to the absence of “...by the definitionof X”. The definition SHOULD ALWAYS BE ASSUMED.
• 10 blank answer(s).

B. Please choose the appropriate rating on the letter grade scale A to F:’A’ indicating an excellent and ’F’ indicating a wholly inadequate performance. If you have no opinion
on the question asked or if it does not apply, please select NA.
4. The course instructor shows enthusiasm for and is interested in the subject.
13 A
Value: 41 AValue: 3.7
1 B+
Value: 3.3
1 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.7
0 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.88 Mean
4.00 Median
0.29 Std Dev
5. The course instructor stimulates your interest in the subject.

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2
10
0
0
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3.81
4.00
0.32

A
AB+
B
BC+
C
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F
NAMeanMedianStd Dev

Value: 4
Value: 3.7
Value: 3.3
Value: 3
Value: 2.7
Value: 2.3
Value: 2
Value: 1.7
Value: 1
Value: 0No Value

6. The course instructor meets stated objectives of the course.
14 A
Value: 40 AValue: 3.72 B+
Value: 3.30 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.91 Mean
4.00 Median
0.23 Std Dev
7. The course instructor is accessible and responsive.
13 A
Value: 42 AValue: 3.7
1 B+
Value: 3.30 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.92 Mean
4.00 Median
0.19 Std Dev
8. The course instructor creates an open and fair learning environment.

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10
100000
3.77
4.00
0.48

AAB+
B
BC+
CCD
FNAMeanMedianStd Dev

Value: 4
Value: 3.7
Value: 3.3
Value: 3
Value: 2.7
Value: 2.3
Value: 2
Value: 1.7
Value: 1
Value: 0No Value

9. The course instructor encourages students to think in this course.
11 A
Value: 42 AValue: 3.7
2 B+
Value: 3.31 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.81 Mean
4.00 Median
0.32 Std Dev
10. The course instructor’s presentations and explanations of concepts were clear.
13 A
Value: 41 AValue: 3.70 B+
Value: 3.32 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.86 Mean
4.00 Median
0.33 Std Dev
11. Assignments and exams covered important aspects of the course.

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113200000000
3.86
4.00
0.24

AAB+
B
BC+
CCDFNAMeanMedianStd Dev

Value: 4
Value: 3.7
Value: 3.3
Value: 3
Value: 2.7
Value: 2.3
Value: 2
Value: 1.7
Value: 1
Value: 0No Value

12. What overall grade would you give this instructor?
12 A
Value: 41 AValue: 3.7
1 B+
Value: 3.3
2 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NANo Value
3.81 Mean
4.00 Median
0.36 Std Dev
13. What overall grade would you give this course?
12 A
Value: 41 AValue: 3.7
1 B+
Value: 3.32 B
Value: 30 BValue: 2.70 C+
Value: 2.30 C
Value: 20 CValue: 1.70 D
Value: 10 F
Value: 00 NA
No Value
3.81 Mean
4.00 Median
0.36 Std Dev

C. Please answer:
14. Based on completed assignments thus far, what is your current course grade or approximate standing?

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1330000
3.81
4.00
0.39

ABCDFNAMeanMedianStd Dev

Value: 4
Value: 3
Value: 2
Value: 1
Value: 0No Value

15. How much academic dishonesty seemed to occur in this course? If applicable, please describe the typeof academic dishonesty that occurred (not the particular students involved).
1.
00016A lotSomeA littleNone I could discern

2. Examples:• 16 blank answer(s).
16. How helpful were the textbooks and/or readings to your overall learning experience?
7 Very7 Adequately
1 Somewhat
1 Not at all
17. How challenging was this course?
6 Very10 Adequately
0 Somewhat
0 Not at all

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